Teams will eventually undertake soil studies and drone-based, multispectral ground sensing to measure potential improvements to soil quality and carbon capture capacity on farmland that uses these techniques.
—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
To minimize outdoor pollution during poor air quality, officials urged people to carpool; telecommute; reduce trips or take public transportation; slow down when driving on dirt roads; and stabilize loose soils.
But climate change is altering that equation, especially in places like New England where coastal waters are warming faster
than almost anywhere on earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, especially in winter, fueling a green crab boom.
—
Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
The earth has been razed bare as a result of deforestation, which has also weakened the soil layers that were washed away during the rainy season.
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