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Study: Carbon buried in soil is only there temporarily

December 7, 2012 | Author:AAAS member -- Freelance Writer Mary Bates, Ph.D.
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Researchers studying the global carbon cycle have identified a previously unaccounted-for carbon source. In a new study, they estimate that approximately half of the carbon buried in the soil by erosion will be re-released into the atmosphere within the next 500 years - or possibly even faster, due to climate change.