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The world's forests are increasingly taking up more carbon, partially offsetting the carbon being released by the burning of fossil fuels and by deforestation in the tropics, according to a new study.
The findings, published in the journal Biogeosciences, suggest that forests are growing more vigorously, and therefore, locking away more carbon. Even so, the concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is still on the rise.
[...] The increased plant growth in global forests could be due to several factors, including higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, warmer temperatures and increased availability of nitrogen.
Perhaps we should re-forest the deserts of the world.
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday February 25 2019, @09:51PM (1 child)
It's a question of point of view.
Look. Greenland is pretty much a snowy desert.
Our solution is to melt all the glaciers, so we can cover the whole* place with trees, capture CO2, and have the name actually match the place.
Turn a desert green, save the planet, right ?
* : Whole, as in "everywhere where digging for minerals is not profitable enough".
(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Monday February 25 2019, @10:33PM
Have you tried acrylic paints? I hear they are cheaper per unit of area than growing a tree.
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