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  • Can Humans Help Trees Outrun Climate Change?

    Moises Velasquez-Manoff

    April 25, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Scituate, Rhode Island

    A dark synergy of extreme weather and emboldened pests could imperil vast stretches of woodland. Foresters are only starting to wrestle with solutions.

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  • Can Dirt Save the Earth? Audio icon

    Moises Velasquez-Manoff

    April 18, 2018 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Marin, California

    One tactic for combatting climate change has to do with soil health. Soil can withdraw and store carbon from the atmosphere—at a higher rate when covered by manure—and also supports long-term soil sustainability and saves farmers money. Because agriculture already consumes much of the world's surface, proponents of carbon farming envision a world where large swathes of land act as a carbon sink. Potential drawbacks and things left to explore include how to produce compost without creating more energy than it saves and how to use cows effectively when they also contribute much of the carbon in the atmosphere.

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  • Educate Your Immune System

    Moises Velasquez-Manoff

    June 03, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Why do poorer countries like Russia have much lower rates of autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes? Preventing autoimmune disorders may require emulating aspects of that “dirtier” world: safely bottling the kinds of microbes that protect the Russian kids, so we can give them to everyone and guide the “postmodern” immune system along a healthier path of development.

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