I found Dr. Solomon’s talk last week entirely fascinating— never before had I thought of soil as something other than dirt, let alone as much as a potential tool for reducing global warming. I will admit that as a humanities student, I was lost in some of the finer biologic details of Dr. Solomon’s talk, but the biggest takeaway— that carbon can be redistributed from the air to the soil— was eye-opening. I left wondering if there is a solution to this dilemma, a viable way of transferring carbon from the sky to the ground.
In reality, there is not much for me to say here besides the fact that I left with both a greater interest in and an appreciation for the study of soil. As stated before, I am not sure how much I— as a student of literature and political science— can add to this very discussion, but is great to see the breadth of study that Cornell offers.
I was also shocked to think that the soil – something that I barely take the time to notice as I walk around campus – has such potential for reducing global warming. I am not sure how we, as non-experts, can contribute to the discussion of soil specifically, but I think that we can all do small things to help the environment every day, like remembering to turn out the lights.
Great title you have here. The whole concept here is also truly fascinating to me. The way the carbon can get recycled in so many different ways that we did not really know about is interesting and new to me. I was also lost in the more detailed areas, but agree that it was a cool concept.