Global Warming
- If Flowers Lost Their Pollinators
- "A rare 'live' study looking at what happens when you deprive plants of pollinators shows that evolution can step in to help them cope. But don’t get the champagne out just yet."
- Climate Change A Matter Of Belief More Than Facts
- " Over the past few months, polls show that fewer Americans say they believe humans are making the planet dangerously warmer, despite a raft of scientific reports that say otherwise.
This puzzles many climate scientists — but not some social scientists, whose research suggests that facts may not be as important as one's beliefs. "
- The Amazon Giveth As Well As Taketh Away
- "For years the Amazon forest has been helping slow down climate change… But relying on this subsidy from nature is extremely dangerous. If the Earth's carbon sinks slow or go into reverse, as our results show is possible, carbon dioxide levels will rise even faster."
- A Crop To Combat Climate Change
- "…Salicornia is a better photosynthesizer than wheat and some other grains… Salicornia (like sugarcane) laps up carbon dioxide better, does so in saline water, and gives oil…"
- What Street Trees Can Do
- "Urban forests have a role to play in reducing levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. Urban trees reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) through sequestration and reducing GHG emissions by conserving energy used for space heating and cooling."
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