U.S. Midwestern Soil Eroding 10 To 1,000 Times Faster Than It Forms
In a discovery that has repercussions for everything from domestic agricultural policy to global food security and plans to mitigate climate change, researchers at the University of Massachusetts have found that the rate of soil erosion in the midwestern U.S. is 10 to 1,000 times greater than pre-agricultural erosion rates. The newly discovered pre-agricultural rates, … Read more