{"id":345564,"date":"2026-05-21T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-the-world-run-out-of-sand\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:00:59","slug":"could-the-world-run-out-of-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-the-world-run-out-of-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"Could the world run out of sand?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iiZpHS8I6pU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could the world run out of sand?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iiZpHS8I6pU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A new UN report warns that sand is being extracted faster than it can be replenished and that this is threatening livelihoods, ecosystems and the very structure of the natural world.<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#sand #sandshortages #unitednations #un<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new UN report warns that sand is being extracted faster than it can be replenished and that this is threatening livelihoods, ecosystems and the very structure of the natural world. 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