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Thursday, September 08, 2005

British soils losing carbon

from the Yahoo headlines this morning.

By MICHAEL McDONOUGH, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 7, 8:35 PM ET
LONDON - Rising temperatures resulting from climate change are likely causing soil in England and Wales to lose large amounts of carbon, possibly further contributing to the greenhouse gas effect, according to a new British study which suggests the same trend could be affecting other countries. More...

tags: soil science, soil fertility, climate change, carbon sequestration, greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide emissions, Nature