Soil finding has implications for global climate change – research

WELLINGTON: Soil, the top layer of "skin" on the Earth's surface, might be produced at twice the speed previously thought, New Zealand scientists said on Friday, revealing research that could have implications for the battle against climate change.

Researchers from New Zealand's Lincoln University and the University of Washington, in the U.S. made the discovery after testing soil samples from the western slopes of the South Island's Southern Alps.