Researchers study climate change impacts on soils at military installations
We walk over it, drive over it and build on it.
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Unfrozen water content affects thermal-hydro-mechanical characteristics of frozen soil
The content of unfrozen water in frozen soil affects the freeze-thaw cycle, hydrological cycle, water and energy exchange between land and air, vegetation growth and structural strength of soil in cold regions. Currently, ...
Environment
Jan 29, 2021
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Soil moisture exerts a negative feedback on surface water availability in drylands: study
Scientists have thought that global warming will increase the availability of surface water—freshwater resources generated by precipitation minus evapotranspiration—in wet regions, and decrease water availability in dry ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 4, 2021
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Tepary beans—a versatile and sustainable native crop
Agriculture accounts for more than a third of water use in the United States. In drier parts of the country, like the southwestern U.S., that fraction can be much higher. For example, more than 75% of New Mexico's water use ...
Ecology
Dec 16, 2020
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What happens when rain falls on desert soils? An updated model provides answers
Several years ago, while studying the environmental impacts of large-scale solar farms in the Nevada desert, Desert Research Institute (DRI) scientists Yuan Luo, Ph.D. and Markus Berli, Ph.D. became interested in one particular ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2020
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New tech can get oxygen, fuel from Mars's salty water
When it comes to water and Mars, there's good news and not-so-good news. The good news: there's water on Mars! The not-so-good news?
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2020
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'Oasis effect' in urban parks could contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
It will come as no surprise to anyone living in Phoenix, Arizona, that 2020 has been a record-breaking year for high temperatures. According to the National Weather Service, in 2020 the Phoenix area has surpassed all previous ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2020
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Self-watering soil could transform farming
A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable ...
Materials Science
Nov 3, 2020
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Framework to trace the path of individual carbon atoms
Like water molecules in a river, soil carbon atoms are always in motion.
Biochemistry
Nov 3, 2020
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Ancient soil minerals reveal Earth's climate history
Hot and humid: Using minerals from ancient soils, ETH researchers are reconstructing the climate that prevailed on Earth some 55 million years ago. Their findings will help them to better assess how our climate might look ...
Earth Sciences
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