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Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration: Study
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data shows that climate change is changing forests differently across the country. With increasing temperatures, intensifying droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks wreaking havoc on trees, researchers warn that forests in the American West are facin
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Preserving wildlife can help mitigate climate change: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A new study led by Yale School of the Environment Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology Oswald Schmitz discovered that protecting wildlife around the world could significantly improve natural carbon capture and storage by supercharging ecosystem carbon sinks.
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Amazon more vulnerable to scanty rains than previously believed
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): In order to understand the intricate operations of one of Earth's most significant and biodiverse carbon sinks, researchers have now employed network analysis.
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Scanty rain: Amazon even more vulnerable than previously thought
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): Researchers have now used network analysis to understand the complex workings of one of Earth's most valuable and biodiverse carbon sinks.
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Cleaner Cooking Fuel for 300 Million by 2021 - Randeep Agarwal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (NewsVoir): Globally, there are approximately 1.4 billion people without access to electricity and 2.7 billion people who rely on solid fuel (wood, crop residue, dung and coal) for cooking. The use of these traditional cooking fuels creates several significant pr
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