Warmer soil stores less carbon: study
Global warming will cause the world's soil to release carbon, new research shows.
Environment
Nov 18, 2021
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Team unravels mysteries of carbon release in permafrost soils
Like detectives, Argonne scientists are studying clues from the release of carbon in thawing permafrost regions, piecing the clues together to create detailed maps to predict the impact of rising global temperatures on future ...
Environment
May 11, 2021
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In soil, high microbial fluctuation leads to more carbon emissions
As humans, the weather where we live influences our energy consumption. In climates where weather shifts from hot summers to very cold winters, humans consume more energy since the body has to work harder to maintain temperature.
Ecology
May 10, 2021
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Martian landslides caused by underground salts and melting ice?
A team of researchers led by SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Janice Bishop, a member of the SETI Institute NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) team, has come up with a theory about what is causing landslides on the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 3, 2021
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Increasing snow depth prevented wintertime soils from cooling during the warming hiatus
Soil temperature has a significant impact on land-atmosphere interaction within the Earth system, affecting surrounding ecology, agriculture, and much more. This influence is a primary component of what is called a 'thermal ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2021
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Scientist shows global warming effect on greenhouse gas emissions in paddy soils
A soil scientist from RUDN University studied the decomposition of organic matter in rice paddies—the sources of CO2 and methane emissions. Both gases add to the greenhouse effect and affect climate warming in subtropical ...
Environment
Dec 24, 2020
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Long-term permafrost record details Arctic thaw
Frozen Arctic soils are set to release vast amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as they continue to thaw in coming decades. Despite concerns that this will fuel future global warming, the scale and speed of this ...
Environment
Dec 16, 2020
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Watching the Arctic thaw in fast-forward
The Arctic is warming more quickly than almost any other region on Earth as a result of climate change. One of the better known: the continually shrinking summer sea-ice extent in the Arctic. But global warming is also leaving ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2020
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New European Space Agency website puts climate in your hands
Witness the changing planet through the eye of Earth-orbiting satellites with Climate from Space, a new interactive website developed by ESA.
Environment
Oct 22, 2020
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Using electric current to stabilize low-permeability soils
According to EU Science Hub, increasingly frequent extreme weather events will cause intensifying damage to infrastructure, with losses estimated to reach €20 billion annually by 2030. These pressing threats bring into ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2020
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