The effects of soil desiccation cracking promoted by drought are an example of the feedback loop between climate change and soil. Photo: Christopher Michel CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic

Soil releases more GHGs than expected as drought plays a crucial role

A U.S. study hypothesizes the existence of an “amplifying cycle” involving drought, soil desiccation and CO2 emissions. A mechanism that climate models do not seem to take into account

Re Soil Foundation