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Human activities, such as burying cables, can disrupt carbon storage in forest soils, leading to the release of carbon that was previously considered safe for centuries.

ClimateScienceEnvironmentCarbon CycleJul 20, 2026score 0.812 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses how buried cables at Harvard Forest have warmed the soil, leading to the breakdown of carbon that was previously considered safe for centuries. This highlights the impact of human activity on carbon storage in forest soils, which hold more carbon than the atmosphere and all plants combined.

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Human activities, such as burying cables, can disrupt carbon storage in forest soils, leading to the release of carbon that was previously considered safe for centuries.
Parent: Climate ChangeEntity: Carbon Storage in Forest SoilsImpact: negativeDate: Jul 20, 2026Target: Human activities disrupting carbon storage in forest soils

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For 37 years, buried cables kept a patch of Harvard Forest 5C warmer than the ground around it. Now the "safe for centuries" carbon is breaking down too. Forest soils hold more carbon than the atmosphere and every plant combined. https://twp.ai/4hsoQj #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Science #Environment #ClimateAction #CarbonCycle #Ecology #Resistance #Fediverse #Mastodon
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@[email protected]
For 37 years, buried cables kept a patch of Harvard Forest 5C warmer than the ground around it. Now the "safe for centuries" carbon is breaking down too. Forest soils hold more carbon than the atmosphere and every plant combined. https://twp.ai/4hsoQo #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Science #Environment #ClimateAction #CarbonCycle #Ecology #Resistance #Fediverse #Mastodon
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