Why flare it?
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Archive for the ‘Climate Change’ Category
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May09
What we can learn from tree rings
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All winter long, the tissues that normally carry water up a tree to its leaves alternately freeze and thaw. This causes air bubbles to form that would prevent the tree from transporting water to new leaves in the spring. So in early spring, the trees will begin to produce a new ring of woody tissue, using energy reserves from the previous summer. (more…)
Apr15
Climate change and invasive species
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There has been much attention paid in recent times to the problem of invasive species and the potential harm that they cause. As a result, we have employed a variety of strategies to control the spread of non-native plants and animals that, in many instances, can disrupt local ecosystems and cause both ecological and economic damage. (more…)
Mar26
The sound of spring
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In the Northeast, one of the first signs of spring is the unmistakable calling of the spring peeper. While this small frog weighs only a few grams, its mating call is louder than that of many songbirds ten times its size. (more…)
Mar14
Carbon sequestration in soils and forests
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Like other chemical elements, carbon is frequently on the move in nature. Natural processes transport it from the atmosphere, where it appears as carbon dioxide, to the oceans and on to land. On land, carbon can reside for hundreds of years in soil and in trees and other woody plants. (more…)
Environmental News
- Rescuers seek Oklahoma tornado survivors as area eyes recovery May 22, 2013
- Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24 May 21, 2013
- Showers to slow U.S. corn seedings from blistering pace May 21, 2013
- China says its legal ivory trade not to blame for poaching May 21, 2013
- Shell feared disaster days before Alaska rig grounding: official May 21, 2013
