Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
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Mini Explainer Series Ep 2
How much carbon do soils hold?
Soil holds 2x more carbon than vegetation and the atmosphere combined, according to Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences at the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California,
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Climate Now: Apr 25, 2022
Buried treasure: Unearthing the power of the soil carbon bank
Soil – that mixture of degraded bedrock, decomposing organic matter, and microorganisms that nourishes the root systems of plants and trees – already holds twice as much CO2 as the earth’s atmosphere and vegetation, combined. And by changing