The area of ​​soil erosion in the United States is nearly that of Connecticut.

Soil loss in the United States nearly covers the state of Connecticut. Although the scenery of the magnificent rivers and mountains from the east coast to the west coast of the United States has remained unchanged for decades, according to the latest statistics from the Census Bureau, since 19...

Soil loss in the United States covers an area nearly as large as Connecticut. Although the scenery of the magnificent rivers and mountains from the east coast to the west coast of the United States has remained unchanged for decades, according to the latest statistics from the Census Bureau, the land area of ​​the United States has been shrinking since 1940. The New York Times reported on the 30th that the land area of ​​the United States reached its peak in 1940, with a total of 3,554,608 square miles, and shrank to 3,536,278 square miles in 1990. Although it slightly increased by 1,200 square miles in 2000, it then decreased by 5,000 square miles, which is equivalent to an area slightly larger than Connecticut or five times larger than Rhode Island. Last year, the country's land area shrank to 3,531,905 square miles. Geographers say that people should not be overly worried. Most of the shrinkage in land area is due to improvements in satellite imagery and other mapping technology, which allow for more precise separation of land, coast, and water boundaries and a more detailed definition of geographical composition. However, government experts also acknowledge that some land may be lost to erosion, hurricane damage or rising sea levels. Since 2000, officially measured territorial waters have increased from 256,645 square miles to 264,837 square miles; the increase is slightly larger than Lake Ontario. Take Queens, a New York City borough with a large Asian population, for example. The land area has decreased by one square mile in the past decade. This may be partly due to erosion and sea level rise along the coast under the jurisdiction of the Jamaica Bay National Park Service. The Army Corps of Engineers is currently trying to restore the salt marsh area in the area. The area that has experienced the greatest changes in its shoreline over the past decade is Louisiana, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, causing flooding and land erosion. According to official statistics, the state's land area has decreased by more than 350 square miles since 2000, while its water area has increased by 500 square miles.