Grist

MARCH 14, 2023

The research relies on satellite data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, used to measure subtle changes in Earth’s stores of water, including groundwater, surface water, snow, ice, and soil moisture. Warmer air can suck moisture out of the soil, amplifying droughts.

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Grist

MARCH 14, 2023

The research relies on satellite data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, used to measure subtle changes in Earth’s stores of water, including groundwater, surface water, snow, ice, and soil moisture. Warmer air can suck moisture out of the soil, amplifying droughts.

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Climate change Soil South America Africa 86

Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2021

Over the past century, the toxic additive has contaminated air, dust, soil, drinking water, and food crops, with hugely damaging impacts on human health, including heart disease, strokes and cancer, in addition to affecting the development of the human brain, especially in children.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It can contaminate the air, degrade soil quality and pollute water, among other effects. Since 2002, UNEP has helped governments phase out the substance. Related: Petaluma becomes first US city to ban new gas stations Studies later revealed that lead harmed both humans and the environment at large.

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