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Apr042007

Will climate change even change our soil?

Filed under Uncategorized by david brooks at 6:09 am

I participated in a conference call Monday in anticipation of the second report from the IPCC about climate change, and wasn’t expecting to hear anything new: sugar maples are threatened, snowpack will fade, New Hampshire will become more like Virginia. Distressing, but not new. Then UNH professor Scott Ollinger mentioned something new: It will even affect our soil. Hey presto, a story is born.

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DavidBrooks 2 years ago 1 point
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The thought of positive-feedback loops in global warming is so depressing, I prefer to stick my fingers in my ears and say la-la-la-I'm-not-LIStening ...

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Adam 2 years ago 1 point
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A very good story. I imagine few have even thought about this aspect of climate change.

Another soil-related topic: "arctic" soils. When snowpacks and glaciers melt, the soil beneath is exposed and thawed. The soil contains many organic components, such as methane, a potent greenhouse gase, that may be released, further worsening the greenhouse effect.

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