Recent research combining analysis of carbon dating, sediment accumulation rates, and pollen records from 632 lake beds worldwide finds deforestation tied to increased soil erosion.
Climate Change
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Direct Air Capture Offers Some Promise in Reducing Emissions
The method offers potential in helping reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere but faces technological and economic hurdles.
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Scientists Explore How Best to Communicate About Climate Change
An AGU Fall Meeting session focuses on communicating with appropriate urgency about climate change.
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The Emotional Toll of Climate Change on Science Professionals
Earth scientists and communicators dealing with or studying climate change face many potential stressors. They need support and resources to maintain and improve their emotional well-being.
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More Than Just Astronomy: Radio Telescopes for Geophysics
Linking an existing network of radio telescopes with satellite radar would make it possible to measure ground displacements in a globally consistent way, scientists propose.
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Improving Estimates of Coastal Carbon Sequestration
A new two-model approach could reduce uncertainties in calculated rates of “blue carbon” accumulation within soils of seagrass, tidal marsh, and mangrove habitats.
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Sea Level Science Grapples with Uncertainty and Usability
Improved transdisciplinary approaches are needed to ensure that research on rising seas is useful for planning in coastal communities.
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Looking for Prehistoric Pollen? Check the Floodplains
A new methodology calculates the soil properties most likely to preserve pollen.
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Antarctic Ice Cores Offer a Whiff of Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere
Bubbles of greenhouse gases trapped in ice shed new light on an important climate transition that occurred about a million years ago.
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Extreme Summer Heat over Europe Is Predictable Week-to-Week
Forecasts made one to a few weeks in advance, known as “subseasonal to seasonal” predictions, show more skill in predicting extreme summer heat waves over Europe than spells of normal or cold weather.