All the consequences of global warming will occur more rapidly. That's the scary thing: the amount of time we have got to do something about it is smaller than we thought. |
It's a feedback loop. The warmer it gets, the faster it is happening. |
Microbes in the soil are more active at warmer temperatures. As temperatures rise, the turnover of soil carbon goes up. |
Our findings suggest the soil part of the equation is scarier than we had thought. The consequence is that there is more urgency about doing something. |
The input side is going up because of carbon dioxide emissions, but the output is going up because of temperature rises. |