‘Earth breathing’: mountain erosion a missing piece in the climate puzzle
Monday, August 24, 2020 - 10:10
in Earth & Climate
by Sarah Wild Mountains release the same amount of carbon each year as volcanoes – about 100 megatons – and yet we know very little about the process. Understanding these emissions could tell us more about their effects on climate, both in the past and the future. Shifting tectonic plates under the Earth’s surface create volcanoes, which erupt […]