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It turns out deserts are actually a huge CO2 sink. Was surprised to learn about this as well
by cf141q5325 4y ago
It turns out deserts are actually a huge CO2 sink. Was surprised to learn about this as well
- myshpa 4y agoFact or factoid? Should we have more des(s)erts? What'd be bigger sink, better alternative for the health of the planet ... a desert or aforested desert? Edit: https://www.ibtimes.com/deserts-are-key-carbon-dioxide-sinks-will-not-save-earth-climate-change-study-says-1568525 https://www.ibtimes.com/deserts-are-key-carbon-dioxide-sinks... "It is worth noting that, although the sink in this experiment is significant, it is … about a hundredfold less than typical sinks in young forested ecosystems not exposed to elevated carbon dioxide," Christopher Field, director of the department of global ecology at Stanford University’s Carnegie Institution for Science, told NBC News. “The bottom line is that deserts will not save us from climate change."
- cf141q5325 4y agoThanks for the correction!