Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events

Nature, Published online: 27 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08185-3

Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes from different climates share unified responses to extreme climatic events.