U.S. rivers and streams saturated with carbon: Significant amount of carbon in land is leaking into streams and rivers, then to the atmosphere

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 18:30 in Earth & Climate

Rivers and streams in the United States are releasing substantially more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to researchers. Their findings could change the way scientists model the movement of carbon among land, water and the atmosphere.

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