Soil Microbes Speed up Global Warming
(WorldNews Environment)

As the world warms so does much of the planet´s basic matter, thanks to its subterranean citizens, the soil microbes, intent on putting more energy into the important business of decay and recycling. As a consequence, everywhere, more carbon dioxide escapes into the atmosphere, according to a new study. And since there is at least twice as much carbon in the soil - mostly in the form of plant detritus - as there is in the atmosphere, the discovery is ominous. With more of the greenhouse gas escaping from soil to air, so the rate at which the world warms picks up speed,...