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Alps, the erosion of the soil accelerated by man from 4 to 10 times - Global Happenings
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Livestock and agriculture over the last 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, jeopardizing the ecosystem and putting the mountains at risk of further erosion A herd of sheep in a valley in the French Alps Rapid erosion due to human activity, such as grazing, livestock [...]
Alps, the erosion of the soil accelerated by man from 4 to 10 times - Global Happenings
THE’human activitythrough agriculture, deforestation And pastoralismhas accelerated the erosion of the Alps already starting from 3,800 years agowith a rhythm from 4 to 10 times higher than the natural one. This is indicated by the study coordinated by Julien Bouchez, of the National Scientific Research Council, and published in the magazine of the Academy of Sciences of the United States, Pnas. Analyzing i sediments in the seabed of the lakesst…
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