New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon—and add another 15,000 cars' worth every year
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural carbon sinks: those primarily ...
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New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon -- and add another 15,000-worth every year
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural 'carbon sinks:' those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...
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New England’s salt marshes store 10 million cars’ worth of carbon—and add another 15,000-worth every year
“Salt marshes are far more persistent carbon sinks ... the two main factors that driving marsh soil formation and carbon storage. The team used a common tool from the satellite remote sensing ...
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In search of ironstone art, salt and wolves in Hard Rock Country
Not much happens in Brandvlei, until the full moon is out and the wolves of Casablanca begin to howl… There are, mainly, two ...
Scientific American23h
Too Much Salt in the Soil Is No Problem for These Crops
Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...
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US region’s salt marshes store 10 million cars’ worth of carbon, outperform forests
Scientists have demonstrated that New England’s salt marshes sequester carbon equivalent to the emissions of roughly 10 million cars within their top meter of soil. Furthermore, their research ...
Scientists Uncover Ancient Salt Deposits on Asteroid Ryugu – Was There Water?
Deposits Found on a Nearby Asteroid Point to Salty Water in the Outer Solar System Scientists have uncovered salt minerals in ...
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Learn About Coastal Salt Marshes at Feb. 15 Science Saturday
Join wildlife biologist Joseph Smith on Zoom this Saturday, Feb. 15, as he discusses how historic ditching and farming of ...
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Norfolk salt marshes named one of UK's best breaks
A Norfolk beauty spot has been named one of the best to visit in the UK. The salt marshes along the Norfolk coast were included in The Times' list of the "most invigorating breaks" to take ...
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Federal money for 6 Cape Cod water quality projects still frozen after Trump order
The affected projects, totaling $17.5 million, aim to restore salt marshes, wetlands, tidal exchanges, and a cold-water fishery. Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Association to Preserve ...