Arctic has changed dramatically in just a couple of decades – 2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, ice, wildfires and more
Permafrost across the Arctic has been warming and thawing, releasing heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.
Tag: carbon sink
Portal to the past: FSU geologist identifies metamorphic rock as a crucial feature of the ancient Earth’s carbon cycle
By Kendall Cooper, Florida State University News If Earth’s history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last ...
Carbon markets can keep Florida forests standing
By making a long-term commitment to conservation, landowners can get paid by using carbon credits.
Africa now emits as much carbon as it stores: landmark new study
As natural ecosystems are converted for agricultural purposes, the carbon storage capacity is decreasing.
Misguided court decision hurts Florida and its wetlands
The EPA is now prevented from being the “gatekeeper” of development and/or pollution of land connected to our drinking water.
From mangroves to fjords, coastal ecosystems can take up or emit greenhouse gases. But globally, they’re a vital sink
Coasts in Europe and Russia are net emitters, while coasts in Southeast Asia and North America have a large uptake ...
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