silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 months agoHow Much Can Forests Fight Climate Change? A new NASA program is helping researchers more accurately calculate how much planet-warming carbon protected areas are storing. It’s a lot.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
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minus-squareFermionlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoCharred wood also decomposes at a much slower pace than fallen wood. Partial burns that produce charcoal rather than ash can lock carbon up for a long time.
Charred wood also decomposes at a much slower pace than fallen wood. Partial burns that produce charcoal rather than ash can lock carbon up for a long time.