Sand – it’s the tiny grains that crunch under our feet as we walk on the beach. It’s in our buildings and roads. And it’s a primary raw material in making the glass screens and the silicon chips in your smartphone. But did you know the world is running out of sand?

<p><a href="https://theaseanpost.com/article/sand-mining-malaysia">Sand</a> &ndash; it&rsquo;s the <a href="https://theaseanpost.com/article/sand-mining-malaysia">tiny grains that crunch under our feet as we walk on the beach</a>. It&rsquo;s in our <a href="https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/issues/sand-is-such-high-demand-people-are-stealing-tons-it.htm">buildings and roads</a>. And it&rsquo;s a primary raw material in making the glass screens and the silicon chips in your smartphone. But did you know <a href="Sand%20&ndash;%20it&rsquo;s%20the%20tiny%20grains%20that%20crunch%20under%20our%20feet%20as%20we%20walk%20on%20the%20beach.%20It&rsquo;s%20in%20our%20buildings%20and%20roads.%20And%20it&rsquo;s%20a%20primary%20raw%20material%20in%20making%20the%20glass%20screens%20and%20the%20silicon%20chips%20in%20your%20smartphone.%20But%20did%20you%20know%20the%20world%20is%20running%20out%20of%20sand">the world is running out of sand</a>?</p>

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