La extracción de salmuera para satisfacer la demanda de recursos en medio de la transición a energías renovables está afectando los recursos hídricos en Sudamérica y China. Los hidrólogos pueden ayudar a comprender cómo y a sumarse a la búsqueda de soluciones.
lithium
Nevada tiene montones de litio. Esta es la razón.
Nevada se está convirtiendo en un gran productor de litio, gracias a la topografía, el clima y la serendipia geológica.
Digging Deep
Surging demand for lithium and other elements is redefining the relationship between the geosciences and the mining industry.
Nevada Has Loads of Lithium. Here’s Why.
Nevada is becoming a major producer of lithium, thanks to topography, climate, and geologic serendipity.
Concerns over Lithium, Water, and Climate in Earth’s Two Highest Deserts
Brine mining to meet resource demands amid renewable energy transitions is affecting water resources in South America and China. Hydrologists can help understand how and join the search for solutions.
Extreme Lithium Isotope Fractionations During Intense Weathering
Extreme lithium fractionation is observed when primary minerals in andesite are transformed to secondary clay minerals and then to oxides with intensive chemical weathering in a tropical climate.
Clues Found That Earth May Have a Thermostat Set to “Habitable”
Weathering of rocks can control Earth’s temperature over geologic timescales, new geochemical data suggest.