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World's forests could hold 20 pct more carbon than previously thought - study
2014-03-12 17:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The world's forests could hold 20 percent more carbon than previously thought, according to a study released on Tuesday. If correct, that extra 125 billion tonnes of carbon could lead to an increase in the number of forest-based carbon credits set to be offered in carbon markets around the world. Forests are considered sinks of carbon as they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to reduce the concentration of the top heat-trapping gas. Deforestation reduces the number of trees...
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Study: Housing developments near drying forests a deadly combination in the West
2014-03-08 18:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: As the climate warms, forest fires in the West increasingly will feast on acres of dry brush, growing into giants. In a cycle that will become routine, homeowners will flee, while firefighters will rush toward their houses -- and away from areas where they could be putting out wildfires. Bigger, unwiedly burns -- megafires -- are becoming the new normal, according to a new report, which points to several reasons: States such as California are getting parched more frequently by drought; housing...
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Indonesia: Fires scorch 6,000 hectares of land, forests in Riau
2014-03-03 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Antara: Six thousand hectares of land and forests were destroyed by fire in Riau province, according to a disaster mitigation agency official. "Based on data taken through aerial and land surveys, the land and forests that have been set on fire reached 6,000 hectares," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the head of the data information center of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), said here on Saturday. The locations set on fire included the world nature preserves Biospher Giam Siak Kecil, Bukit Batu...
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United Kingdom: Ancient forests exposed by storms along the coast of Wales
2014-02-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The recent storms that battered the UK have offered a glimpse into the past of the Welsh coastline, by washing away peat and revealing the stunning remains of ancient forests. Gnarled tree stumps and roots, believed to be dating from the Bronze Age, have become visible for the first time on the shore near the village of Borth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. Now, remains of oak and pine trees preserved by peat protrude on the beach near Ynyslas - the most northern section of coast to be revealed in...
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Kellogg says rain forests a factor in palm-oil buys
2014-02-16 04:16:17| Food - Topix.net
Kellogg Co. has agreed to buy palm oil only from suppliers who can prove they don't damage rain forests, the strongest move yet by a public food manufacturer to stop the practice, according an environmental group that pressured the maker of Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies.
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