Soil will absorb less atmospheric carbon than expected this century

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 14:59 in Earth & Climate

By adding highly accurate radiocarbon dating of soil to standard Earth system models, environmental scientists from the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have learned a dirty little secret: The ground will absorb far less atmospheric carbon dioxide this century than previously thought.

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