The deep ocean is not on fire, so what’s all that soot doing down there?
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 09:30
in Earth & Climate
We can probably all agree that the deep sea is not on fire. But the charred, powdery soot that results from burning things like forests or fossil fuels makes up an important part of the carbon dissolved in the ocean. So how in the world did that soot, which scientists call black carbon, get there? … Continue reading The deep ocean is not on fire, so what’s all that soot doing down there?