Tech Times: A team of researchers led by the Washington State University has found that deserts may play a key role in alleviating the effects of global warming.
The researchers, which included biologists from the WSU and scientists from the Desert Research Institute, have discovered that arid areas such as deserts can absorb large amounts of carbon. Deserts comprise some of the largest ecosystems on Earth and the latest findings can be used to gain a better understanding of how carbon is distributed throughout...