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India's Forests, Fires, and Funerals
2013-05-23 01:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
OnEarth: In ancient times, according to Hindu legend, there was a place called Anandavana, the Forest of Bliss, which spread out along the Ganges to the south of the sacred city of Kashi, which is known today as Benares, Banaras, or Varanasi. Its shady groves offered an idyllic setting for temples, ashrams, and places of meditation. The Forest of Bliss, like most of Indias forests, is long gone. There are many reasons for this, but one important one is hinted at in a song by the sixteenth-century poet-saint...
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Fewer Rain Forests Mean Less Energy for Developing Nations, Study Finds
2013-05-13 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The loss of tropical rain forests is likely to reduce the energy output of hydroelectric projects in countries like Brazil that are investing billions of dollars to create power to support economic growth. That is the conclusion of a group of experts whose findings, released Monday, run counter to the conventional understanding of deforestations impact on watersheds. For years, scientists and engineers have noted an increase in river flows when the trees along streams are removed. The water...
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Indonesia's tropical forests set to benefit from further clearing ban
2013-05-12 18:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A ban on the clearing of tropical forests in Indonesia is on the verge of being extended in a historic deal that could protect some of the world's most threatened habitats. Indonesia is home to about a third of the world's remaining tropical forests, which provide a habitat for endangered species such as the orangutan and Sumatran tiger. For the past two years the government has imposed a moratorium on felling forests in an effort to halt the deforestation that has laid waste to much of the...
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Scientists envision changing forests
2013-05-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Maine Sunday Telegram: Unless people dramatically cut the amount of carbon dioxide they're putting into the air and water through industry, farming, landfills and fossil fuel consumption, Maine's largest manufacturing industry will be damaged in ways scientists can only begin to predict. That's the conclusion reached by experts who are studying how climate change is likely to affect Maine's more than 18 million acres of forests. The nation's most heavily forested state, Maine is likely to be in for a rude awakening...
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As climate changes, boreal forests to shift north
2013-05-05 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: It's difficult to imagine how a degree or two of warming will affect a location. Will it rain less? What will happen to the area's vegetation? New Berkeley Lab research offers a way to envision a warmer future. It maps how Earth's myriad climates-and the ecosystems that depend on them-will move from one area to another as global temperatures rise. The approach foresees big changes for one of the planet's great carbon sponges. Boreal forests will likely shift north at a steady clip this century....
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