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The Link Between Land Erosion and Climate Change

Guest Contributor — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:55:54 +0000

Research led by a consortium of European researchers has recently examined the link between global climate and erosion rates. Previous studies have suggested that faster erosion rates can be linked to global climate cycles. However, findings from this new study, published in Nature, question this tenuous link. It has previously been suggested that faster erosion […]

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How Brian Fischer Made Soil Conservation Become Art

Guest Contributor — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:26:51 +0000

Soil conservation is a work of art. Brian Fischer, a South Australian farmer, was faced with a dilemma after brush fires devastated his fields. South Australia has had record dry spells and wild fires. The bare ground was prone to erosion and Fischer was concerned about losing top soil. So he plowed an intricate geometric design […]

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Deforestation and Carbon Dioxide

Benji Jerew — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:10:02 +0000

Did you know that the average tree produces enough oxygen for ten people for a year, storing carbon dioxide in the process? Unfortunately, deforestation is destroying the very thing that’s keeping us alive on this planet. Years ago, “Stop Deforestation” was all the rage, that is, when the environmentalist movement was in full swing. Things […]

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