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Analysis and Comment (3)

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We know how much damage tsunamis can cause, we need to know more about when and where they come from. AAP

We should have been prepared for the Fukushima tsunami

By James Goff, University of New South Wales

A year ago yesterday the Tōhoku-Oki earthquake and resultant tsunami hit the Japanese coastline, triggering the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster. A year on, many questions are being asked about how…
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It doesn't look like much, but a lot of hopes rest on biochar. Flickr/visionshare

Can biochar save the planet?

By Evelyn Krull, CSIRO

In our efforts to address climate change by avoiding or sequestering CO₂, we have shown a lot of interest in “engineering” solutions (such as carbon storage through pumping and storing CO2 underground…
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We need to preserve and conserve our soils to protect our food supply. NateLove on Flickr

Soil: it’s what keeps us clothed and fed

By Alex McBratney, University of Sydney and Andrea Koch, University of Sydney

FOOD SECURITY – Soils can help us solve two of the most pressing problems of the coming decades: climate change and food shortage. There is more fresh water in the world’s soils than in all its lakes…

Research Briefs (2)

Carbon released from forest growth

University of Cambridge

Dead plant material known as litterfall provides energy to soil microorganisms, leading to a release of stored soil carbon…