US Crops Under Threat From 'Unsustainable Phenomenon'
A lack of potassium in agricultural soils will have severe effects on crops, a new study has found. The study, published in ...
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Why the Earth's water cycle is under threat
The study differentiated between "blue water", found in rivers and lakes, and "green water", which is contained in soils and plant life and released into the atmosphere via transpiration.
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The Next Threat to L.A.? Rainfall That Could Cause Landslides
By Austyn Gaffney While winds and flames continued to ravage Los Angeles, small teams began creeping onto the charred soils left in their ... the near-certain threat of floods and landslides ...
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Uganda: The Overlooked Threat of Micro Plastics in Agricultural Soils
Without more research and action, the ubiquity of plastic bags risks will continue to undermine the health of the soil and people ... with close to 72% of land cover under agricultural use.
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New Study: Agricultural Pesticides Cause Widespread Harm to Soil Health, Threaten Biodiversity
WASHINGTON— A new study published today by the academic journal Frontiers in Environmental Science finds that pesticides widely used in American agriculture pose a grave threat to organisms that are ...