Sunday, 18 November 2012

Plants and soils could exacerbate climate change as global climate warms

Plants and soils could exacerbate climate change as global climate warms: Washington DC (SPX) Nov 16, 2012



November 13, 2012 - Scientists from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and University of California, Berkeley have demonstrated that plants and soils could release large amounts of carbon dioxide as global climate warms. This finding contrasts with the expectation that plants and soils will absorb carbon dioxide and is important because that additional carbon release from land surface