Coastal wetlands, champions of carbon capture, are believed to remove more greenhouse gases than they produce
Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a thriving mangrove population—part of the largest stand of mangroves in the ...
Dead trees keep surprisingly large amounts of carbon out of atmosphere
Living trees absorb carbon, aiding climate change mitigation. But what role do dead trees play in carbon storage? UVM ...
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Vermont Might Change How It Accounts for Climate-Damaging Emissions. Here’s What’s at Stake
The second reason Moore gave for changing how the state counts greenhouse gas emissions is to play to the strengths of Vermont’s farms and forests and potentially preserve something that could ...
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Inventory assesses carbon stored in Vermont forests
Forests absorb a significant amount of carbon from carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚), storing it in wood and soil. They are a major driver ...
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Shifting Seasons: The Greenhouse Effect
From waves crashing against the rocky coastline to dense forests, towering mountains ... It is maintained by a natural process known as the greenhouse effect—a system that regulates Earth ...
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Tree diversity helps reduce heat peaks in forests
A forest with high tree-species diversity is better at buffering heat peaks in summer and cold peaks in winter than a forest ...
Tree diversity helps forests buffer extreme heat and cold, study finds
A forest with high tree-species diversity is better at buffering heat peaks in summer and cold peaks in winter than a forest ...