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30 “critical zone observatories” around the world are attempting to track and model changes to the Earth’s life-supporting surface 0

Courtesy of the National Science Foundation and the European Commission The National Science Foundation and the European Commission have funded a program that supports thirty “critical zone observatories” around the world. The University of Sheffield explains: In some parts of the world, losses due to erosion are greatly outstripping the natural rate of soil formation [...]