Climate Change Makes Soils Saltier, Forcing Farmers to Find New Livelihoods

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By The ConversationNov 29, 2018, 12:23 pm317 pts
By Joyce J. Chen and Valerie Mueller Salt is essential for cooking, but too much salt in soil can ruin crops and render fields useless. According to legend, Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus sowed the soils of Carthage with salt after conquering the city during the Punic Wars. And after defeating the…

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