Water in agriculture
... weather extremes due to climate change and, therefore, also more dry periods or heavy showers with flooding. Combined with our high degree of urbanization, the amount of paved area, and our popula...
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Desealing
...eals the soil, all those functions are lost. This results in, among other things, a greater risk of flooding, less water infiltration, warmer cities and towns, less CO2 storage by plants and the so...
Soil health
...agricultural soils. With climate change, agriculture is experiencing both increased drought and flooding problems. Healthy soils, on the one hand, store more water and allow good rooting, so pl...
Soil: carbon sequestration
...ughing, compaction and erosionIncreased permeability resulting in reduced runoff, reduced risk of flooding and improved surface and groundwater rechargeA higher water holding capacity that leaves m...