USGS Study Estimating A Monetary Value For Floodplain Ecosystem Services In The Chesapeake Bay And Delaware River Watersheds
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/chesapeake-bay-activities/science/floodplains-provide-millions-dollars-benefits-every-year <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118747 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #flood #flooding #floodinnundation #innundation #extremeweather #climatechange #watersheds #floodengineering #floodplains #nutrients #sediments #sedimentation #fluvial #soils #erosion #floodwaters #agriculture #farming #economics #accounting #mitigation #tradeoffs #management #landforms #geomorphology #ecosystems #publicsafety #communityhealth #appliedscience #water #hydrology #benefits #benefitstransfer #regulation #quantification #value #loss #lossanddamage #lossadjusting #Hazus #ChesapeakeBay #DelawareRiver
@usgs

Soil moisture–atmosphere coupling accelerates global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40641-y

This is a #compounding factor often ignored or inadequately accounted for in #ClimateEmergency predictions.

as the atmo warms, it becomes a bigger sponge essentially sucking moisture out of #soils. Without surface moisture to evaporate (thus cooling surrounding air) during heatwaves temperatures are as much as 30% higher than if soils were moist - an additional 0.5C of global warming by 2100.

My contribution about phoretic mites: #GlobalSymposium on #soils for nutrition, 2022 by FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. #Proceedings volume now published.

citation of Proceedings volume:

#FAO. 2023. Soils, where food begins – Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition, 26-29 July 2022. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6728en

My #paper: #Phoretic #mites as #microclimate originators in special #ephemeral #soil #habitats ....., page 112

The importance of our forests and soils.
“In the face of the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity collapse, we need forests that are resilient and diverse. Soil organisms are critical allies in this endeavour.”
#Forests #Soils #Canada #ClimateChange #Environment

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/08/16/Improve-Forest-Management-Life-Below-Ground/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=intro

‘This way of #farming is really sexy’: the rise of #regenerative #agriculture

On the Isle of Wight Hollie Fallick and Francesca Cooper are part of a movement to bring tired and depleted soil back to life – and boost food security

they don’t practise typical farming: instead they are part of a growing global movement practising regenerative #agriculture – or #regen ag for short.

“Really simply, regenerative agriculture is nature-friendly farming,” says Fallick, who says she stopped being vegan when her health suffered. “It’s thinking about the health of soil, animals, humans and how they all link together.”

On Nunwell home farm, which sits alongside land the pair manage for the Wildlife Trust and produces meat and eggs for their direct-to-consumer business, chickens peck away alongside belted Galloway cows, nomadic pigs graze on grass as well as kale and bean “cover crops” sown to boost nutrients in the soil.

The idea is that by following the basic principles of regen ag – not disturbing the soil, keeping it covered, maintaining living roots, growing a diverse range of crops and the use of grazing animals – they can regenerate tired and depleted soil and produce nutritious food. The work, they argue, is urgent. Up to 40% of the world’s land is now degraded by industrial and harmful farming methods, according to the UN, while a recent study suggested improving soil could keep the world within the 1.5C heating target."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/14/this-way-of-farming-is-really-sexy-the-rise-of-regenerative-agriculture

#AgriculturalIndustry #Sustainability #FoodSupply #Food #IsleofWight #UK #Soil #Soils

RT Food and Agriculture Organization: 5 reasons to cherish the ground beneath our feet👇 #Soils

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FAO/status/1687291263270494208

#Ecological #restoration #projects, attempts to undo the damage of #climatedisasters, #pollution, and unchecked #humandevelopment. But securing #seeds for the #plants that are #native to particular regions — that have #adapted to #local #soils and #climate conditions over many years — has become a surprisingly challenging hurdle to overcome.

https://ambrook.com/research/supply-chain/native-seed-shortage-ecological-restoration

#rewilding #BenignNeglegt #climatemigration

How pesticides leach into the environment
Study “analysed the geographic distribution of 92 of the most commonly used agricultural pesticides, found that approximately 70,000 tonnes of potentially harmful chemicals leach into aquifers each year, impacting ecosystems and freshwater resources.”

“About three million tonnes of agricultural pesticides are used across the globe each year, yet little is known about where or in which environments these chemicals end up after their initial application."

“730 tonnes of pesticides enter rivers each year, with about 13,000 kilometres of rivers reaching chemical concentrations above safety limits for a number of aquatic plants and invertebrates, with poorly understood consequences on rivers’ ecosystems.”

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/chemical-odyssey-first-global-analysis-shows-how-pesticides-leach-into-the-environment
#aquifers #rivers #oceans #soils #Pesticides harmful #chemicals #pollution #water #food

I want to launch this idea: if we want to #regenerate our #ecosystems we need also to regenerate our culture. We need a new #regenerativeculture to regenerate our #soils and #souls.

#MissionSoil first newsletter edition is out 🚨!
✔️ Discover the ongoing projects
✔️ Get informed about the open calls for proposals
✔️ Stay up to date on future events
Sign up now !👇
https://europa.eu/!VFppDT
#MissionSoil #EUMissions #EUGreenDeal #soils

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUAgri/status/1677316940853903362

Happy to host the discussion on the #EUSoilLaw at @europarl_en just hour after the @EU_Commission @TimmermansEU and @VSinkevicius presented it.
Without healthy #soils we will not be able to protect #climate nor #nature
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EGU Science for Policy: An important discussion starting up inside the @EUparliament on the importance of #SoilHealth! The panel includes a wide range of stakeholder including #scientists. @EGU_SSS
With @martinhojsik @LjudmilaNovak &amp; @MariaArenaEU https://t.co/OOTXJR1yaU
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/martinhojsik/status/1676559791580237825

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/white-house-releases-report-on-solar-geoengineering.html

#maladaptation: continuing buildup by deteriorating #carbonsinks in #fossilfuels #forests #soils and #oceans with prays to technology instead of #keepitintheground policy.

#walkablecities

⛰️ What makes #soils in #mountain areas special?

Explore the 🆕 episode of our #podcast 🎙️ "Solid Science" online about "Soils in Mountain Systems" with Julia Seeber and Roshan Babu Ojha.

Julia works in the #Alps and Roshan investigates the #Nepali mountains. We talked with them about common and different conditions in these systems and in doing soil research high up.

https://solidscience.podcaster.de/solidscience.rss

#soilbiodiversity
@carlosguerra_pt

Do you plan to listen to it?
Let us know why (and why not)!

RT Diana Vieira
#DYK what happens to #soils after #wildfires?
Among others #postfire impacts affect #soilhealth, #waterquality, #biodiversity and can drive #flashfloods, #debrisflows, &amp; #landslides
This and other infographics on the #FEMME project web https://femme.web.ua.pt/
#RoadtoSoilLaw https://t.co/ZNvz5CPvUu

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Dicasivi/status/1674714080408477697

Healthy #soils are crucial for our own well-being. After more then 3 years of effort, starting with @europarl_en resolution that I initiated the @EU_Commission is about to finally publish the #SoilHealthLaw proposal on 5.7..
I hope that we can have EP position before elections. https://t.co/kepiNtMsPW

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/martinhojsik/status/1674717009160937475

RT Food and Agriculture Organization
Why do we need to protect our #soils &amp; soil nutrition?
Simply put: nutrient-deficient soils produce nutrient-deficient plants.... which ultimately lead to people suffering from nutrient deficiencies.
#Soils4Nutrition https://t.co/9TMOIbehll

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/FAO/status/1670631488105357313

These days we've started a new and exciting collaboration between CEAM, Castilla La Mancha University and Miguel Hernández University in order to understand what #soils are trying to tell us about #fire recurrency 🧬🦠

Happy to learn about soils and an honour to work with such a good team. #Science is sharing knowledge!

Hardly anyone talks about the acidification of #soils coming from nitrogenous #fertilisers and acid rain. So I'll drop that mouthful in!

#Environment #Soil

Wie können Landwirt*innen trotz des Einsatzes schwerer Landmaschinen den Boden schützen, Struktur und Funktionalität erhalten? Zum Beispiel mit einer neuen Web-Anwendung, mit der sie berechnen können, an wie vielen Tagen im Jahr sie durchschnittlich in ihrer Region Druschkulturen ernten können. Weil es die Befahrbarkeit anzeigt, sensibilisiert das Tool auch für den #Bodenschutz. Plus: Feedbacktool direkt unter der Karte.
➡ https://daten.ktbl.de/feldarbeitstage/Maehdrusch.html

#soils #boden #landwirtschaft #Science

New NIOO publication: Communities of #nematodes, #bacteria and #fungi differ among #soils of different wild #cabbage populations. #rhizosphere #soilbiota #belowground #communityecology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103512