News Headline

People Erode Soil 100 Times Faster Than Nature

Source
Discovery

Publication Date
2015-01-15

Cutting down or burning native forests and starting intensive agriculture -- that is, industrial-scale farming, designed to produce high yields of crops and/or animals -- can accelerate erosion dramatically, reports a newly-published study from researchers at the University of Vermont.

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http://news.discovery.com/earth/people-erode-soil-100-times-faster-than-nature-150114.htm