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Study Finds Buried Fossil Soils Large Contributors to Global Warming
2014-05-27 09:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison has revealed that buried fossils in 15,000 year-old soil could contain high carbon content. Moreover, when disturbed through "erosion, agriculture, deforestation, mining and other human activities," they will become large contributors to further exacerbate global warming and climate change. The work suggests that fossil organic carbon in buried soils is widespread and, as humans increasingly disturb landscapes through a variety of activities, a potential...
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