[Terrapreta] WATER BOMB

[lou gold]

Well, sure if the stuff is not relevant to terra preta. However, my purpose
here was to alert folks to an aspect of biochar that has not received much
discussion -- namely, its ability to increase moisture retention in the
soil. In a world of more water shortages, this might be a critical property
and another incentive to put char into the soil.

Perhaps I erred in not being explicit about the context and just providing
the article under the assumption that everyone would understand the
connection to terra preta. Sorry if that was the case.

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 5:09 PM, back40 <back40 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It would be nice if the terrapreta list wasn't spammed with all manner of
> stuff that we hear a dozen other places. Focus.
>
> 2008/4/18 lou gold <lou.gold at gmail.com>:
>
> >
> > Melting mountains called a water 'time bomb'
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24127215/
> >
> > There's a lot of competition for water coming.
> > We need to link biochar to the water problem
> > as well as the hunger and climate problems.
> > Increased retention of soil moisture due to char
> > maybe part of the response. Are there any studies?
> >
> > lou
> >
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> --
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> Gary Jones
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