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UK soils could see step change in carbon sink potential, with proper investment

Envirotec Magazine

Soil acts as a carbon ‘sink’, locking in GHGs that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Upgrading UK soils, particularly farmland and degraded peatlands, could radically improve their ability to store carbon. The potential of soil to sequester carbon is huge and should be fully maximised.”.

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Organic Soil Farming Water: Safeguards Precious Resources

Green Living Guy

Let’s talk organic soil for farming solving water issues. For the face of the climate crisis, the world is grappling with extreme weather events. Southern European countries like […] The post Organic Soil Farming Water: Safeguards Precious Resources appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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What causes extreme flooding? German study weighs contributors

Envirotec Magazine

There are several factors that play an important role in the development of floods: air temperature, soil moisture, snow depth, and the daily precipitation in the days before a flood. The result: precipitation appeared to be the sole determining factor in only around 25% of the almost 125,000 flood events. In contrast, 51.6%

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Event - Congress on Soil, Plant and Water Sciences

Green Market Oracle

The 3rd Annual Congress on Soil, Plant and Water Sciences will take place on November 11-12, 2019 at Madrid, Spain. The theme is “Invention of new significant tool for sustainable growth in soil, plant and natural resources on earth.”

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Introducing Planetary Variables: Soil Water Content, Land Surface Temperature, and Vegetation Biomass

Planet Pulse

Much of the work we have done to produce these feeds draws on the use of passive microwave sensors, which provide unique insight in measuring water content in soils and vegetation. We developed relationships with customers like the Dutch Water Authorities , who use Soil Water Content data to keep track of flooding threats.

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New woodlands and flood mitigation: Research kicks off in Yorkshire

Envirotec Magazine

They will measure rainfall, soil properties and streamflow and track changes over time. Already on site, scientists are using specialist equipment such as soil moisture and temperature sensors, weather stations and state of the art “lightning detectors” to measure extreme weather events.

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Environmental DNA project launches with sampling event on the River Adur

Envirotec Magazine

The 1000 Rivers eDNA Project, the first large-scale environmental DNA project using citizen science to monitor waterways throughout the North Atlantic region, has now launched after an event on the banks of the River Adur in Sussex on 11 September.