according to new research published in the AGU journal Earth’s Future. Enhanced rock weathering improves soil health, sequesters carbon, and combats ocean acidification.

Weathering and ... with advancing ice, the rocks carve out a path as the glacier slumps down the mountain. When the glacier begins to melt, it deposits its cargo of soil and rock, transporting ...

They can occur after periods of heavy rain, when the water saturates overlying rock, making it heavy and liable to slide. Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring on very gentle slopes ...

Farmers in selected areas can get basalt rock dust for free! Trials show promise for spring oats and climate change mitigation efforts.