Climate impacts in northern forests
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
Carbon Sinks
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Erosion of organic carbon in the Arctic as a geological carbon dioxide sink
Measurements of sediments eroded by the Mackenzie River reveal the widespread export of permafrost-derived biospheric carbon that is several thousand years old, and demonstrate its burial in the Arctic
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Drought-hit forests store less carbon dioxide than thought, study finds
The world's forests are taking longer than expected to recover from increasingly frequent droughts, meaning their ability to store climate-changing carbon dioxide is smaller than previously thought, Utah
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India likely to finalise proposal on curbing greenhouse gas emissions by next month
Ahead of the crucial UN climate change summit scheduled to take place in Paris in December, India is likely finalize its proposal outlining its intended actions to curb emissions of greenhouse gases by
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Climate Change: Carbon Sink Discovered Beneath World's Deserts
A carbon sink may be located beneath the world's deserts. Scientists have found that massive aquifers underneath deserts could hold more carbon than all of the plants on land. Greenhouse gases are continuing
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Start now for cheaper carbon-free growth- World Bank- TRFN
Countries around the world can move their economies onto a path that cuts net emissions of climate-changing gases to zero at an affordable cost but they should start now, the World Bank said. The latest
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Fjords Act as Major Carbon Sinks, Study Says
Fjords, such as those in Norway, don't just make for beautiful landscapes but also act as major carbon sinks that likely play an important role in regulating the planet's climate, a new study says.
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Amazon: 1% of tree species store 50% of region's carbon
The vast tropical forests of Amazonia account for almost one-fifth of the world's terrestrial vegetation carbon stock About 1% of all the tree species in the Amazon account for half of the carbon locked
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Amazon Deforestation: A Tenth Of Tree Lost In Past 50 Years, Drastic Impact On Climate Change
A new study funded by the Natural Environment Research Council has revealed that nearly a one tenth of plants and trees in the dense Amazon rain forest has been lost in the last five decades. The researchers
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Amazon rainforest: Lungs of the world has lost a 10th of its trees in 5 decades
More than one-tenth of trees in the Amazon rainforest have been removed since the 1960s, contributing to a 1.5% rise in carbon dioxide levels since then. This increase on total amount of carbon in the
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Northern fires caused almost a quarter of global forest loss, study shows
Forest fires destroyed vast areas of woodland in Canada and Russia between 2011 and 2013, greatly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, satellite data reveals Vast areas