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1 dzień temu · Sinks are Sinking Earth's natural defenses against carbon emissions could be breaking down, The Guardian reports. Our planet has historically been home to natural "carbon sinks," or sites like forests and oceans that naturally remove atmosphere-damaging carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But as flagged by the Guardian, preliminary data from an international team of researchers […]
17 sie 2023 · Forests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers need to understand how trees die.
1 wrz 2021 · Across the world forests play a huge role in the carbon cycle, removing enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But when those trees die, some of that carbon goes back into the...
19 lis 2021 · Indonesia: Palm oil plantations. Indonesia has been among the world's top five countries for forest loss for the past two decades. According to data from Global Forest Watch, the country lost...
27 cze 2023 · An area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost last year as tree losses surged, according to new research. It means that a political pledge to end deforestation made at COP26 by...
24 sie 2023 · The land ecosystems of the world together absorb about 30% of the carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels; scientists think that most of this takes place in forests, and the Amazon is...
31 sie 2021 · At least 30% of the world's tree species face extinction in the wild, according to a new assessment. They range from well-known oaks and magnolias to tropical timber trees.
