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Deciphering the black land
The fragrance of rice flowers in black soil There is a saying in the geological industry that "look at the color and recognize the composition". The black soil is black because it contains more dark black humus. Humus can not only provide rich nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur for plant growth, but also make black soil have a unique structure-aggregate structure. Humus, like glue, binds soil particles into aggregates of several millimeters, which are called small reservoirs and small fertilizer reservoirs of plant roots, which are unmatched by clay, sand and other properties. Therefore, the black soil has high fertility and good character, which is worthy of the reputation of the king of the soil.
By Fwuebks Sushma4 years ago in Earth
China is rich in volcanic geological relics, and 25 national geoparks with volcanoes as the theme have been built. Each Geopark has its own unique volcanic landscape, which not only has a high ornamental value, provides us with a good place for leisure and entertainment, but also can better protect the geological relic landscape and ecological environment. More importantly, they are important witnesses to the evolution of the earth's history, a window through which we can spy on the earth's movement, and a natural place for popular science education in geology.
Under the influence of the neotectonic movement, five submarine volcanic activities occurred in the coastal-shallow sea environment around Weizhou Island. 1.42 million years ago, Weizhou Island played the symphony of Weizhou Island volcanic eruption. at that time, the eruption took place in the crater of Henglushan volcano, and the basaltic lava overflowed from the volcanic cone to flow around, forming a shield-shaped volcanic topography with high and low surrounding areas in the center of Weizhou Island. At present, the basalts formed in this period are mainly hidden below sea level, but some basalts can be seen along the intertidal zone when the tide goes out in the western corner and Houbeitang in the north of Weizhou Island. they are the founders of Weizhou Island. 36000 years ago, volcanic activity was dominated by exhalation magma eruption, which formed typical low-level crater and thick basement wave accumulation, experienced weathering and marine erosion, and shaped the geomorphological landscape of Weizhou Island today.
By Fwuebks Sushma4 years ago in Earth
Issue 5: Optical Telescope Special of LAMOST
Some of you outside the circle may not have heard of them, so let's feel the charm of these big science devices. In this issue we will talk about LAMOST, the full name of Large Sky AreaMulti-Object Fiber Spectroscopy Telescope, that is, the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopy Telescope, the Chinese name Guo Shoujing Telescope. It is well known that any person's name that can be used to name an important device or road is usually a special contributor.
By Charles C James4 years ago in Earth
Climate Finance in 2022 risk and opportunities
As predicted by some experts, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) investment will become the “new-bottom line”. The ESG and broader climate finance is propelled by a combination of recent catalyzers, namely, climate regulation becoming more forceful; climate crisis and its economic impact skyrocketing and overall coordination among ESG stakeholders improving. The Green Deal in Europe and the Build Bank Better bill in the US, represent the two biggest global catalyzers for the 2022 ESG investment momentum. Furthermore, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US and EU Central Banks taking climate risk more seriously, will position ESG investment as the greatest value generation opportunity in 2022.
By Andrea Zanon4 years ago in Earth










