Zombie Carbon In The Soil Rises Again

Erosion can bury carbon in the soil, acting as a carbon sin but a new study has found that part of that sink is only temporary.The researchers estimated that roughly half of the carbon buried in soil by erosion will be re-released into the atmosphere within about 500 years. Their model estimates that climate change could speed the rate of decomposition, aiding the release of the buried carbon. read more

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