Number 7 Soils And Parent Material - a podcast by WSM

Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. In this part of the tour the source material in which the soil forms, called parent material, is discussed. This may include volcanic rocks or ash deposits, sediments and organic material. It includes the story of the the dramatic eruption of the Laki volcano in 1783 and its effects on society and the climate world wide.

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