Union of Concerned Scientists: National Soil Erosion Rates on Track to Repeat Dust Bowl-Era Losses Eight Times Over
December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 16:
Unhealthy farming practices and more extreme weather spurred by climate change will lead to an increased rate of soil erosion across the United States in the coming decades, according to a study released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). If soil continues to erode at current rates, U.S. farmers could lose a half-inch of topsoil by 2035--more than eight . . .
Unhealthy farming practices and more extreme weather spurred by climate change will lead to an increased rate of soil erosion across the United States in the coming decades, according to a study released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). If soil continues to erode at current rates, U.S. farmers could lose a half-inch of topsoil by 2035--more than eight . . .