SIUE’s Adriana E. Martinez, PhD, associate professor in the Departments of Geography and Environmental Sciences, was interviewed in two ProPublica articles about the erosion of a privately funded border wall in South Texas.
A practicing geomorphologist, Martinez previously studied the impact of the border barriers on her hometown of Eagle Pass, Texas. In the articles, posted July 2 and July 29, reporters Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz discuss erosion and the impact of Hurricane Hanna on the stability of the privately funded border.