Sand is used to build almost everything, including our roads and buildings. Rapid development in China and India has made sand such a precious commodity that sand mafias have cropped up.
Why is sand vanishing from the world?
Credits
Guest:
David Owen - New Yorker magazine, Author
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Amy Ta,
Christian Bordal,
Gina Pollack