Scientists characterize 'hot spots and hot moments' in America's tropics
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 07:01
in Earth & Climate
The Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico are prone to extremes. Nearly all the rain for the year pours down in two drenching months. Lush, rolling forests give way to rocky, barren peaks. Even the soil is extreme, storing carbon differently than many other soil types, in highly localized iron minerals.