Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world
The UK's marshes, bogs and fens provided the bare necessities of daily life for many centuries.
Ian D. Rotherham, Professor of Environmental Geography and Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change, Sheffield Hallam University •
conversation
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~8 min
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~8 min
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How green is your Christmas tree?
It depends on where and how it's grown, and how it is disposed of or recycled.
Ian D. Rotherham, Professor of Environmental Geography and Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change, Sheffield Hallam University •
conversation
Nov. 27, 2020 • ~5 min
Nov. 27, 2020 • ~5 min
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Climate change is making autumn leaves change colour earlier – here's why
Warmer temperatures cannot increase the amount of carbon deciduous trees absorb in each growing season, a new study suggests.
Philip James, Professor of Ecology, University of Salford •
conversation
Nov. 26, 2020 • ~6 min
Nov. 26, 2020 • ~6 min
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Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?
The age of a forest can influence how effectively it offsets our emissions.
Tom Pugh, Reader in Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange, University of Birmingham •
conversation
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min
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An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet
To avoid global warming on a catastrophic scale, nations need to reduce emissions and find ways to pull carbon from the air. One promising solution: spreading rock dust on farm fields.
Benjamin Z. Houlton, Professor of Global Environmental Studies, Chancellor's Fellow and Director, John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California, Davis •
conversation
July 16, 2020 • ~8 min
July 16, 2020 • ~8 min
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Daniel Rothman awarded math prize for work on Earth's carbon cycle | MIT News
Professor of geophysics and co-director of the Lorenz Center at MIT honored with the 2016 American Mathematical Society Levi L. Conant Prize.
Helen Hill | EAPS
• mit
Nov. 30, 2015 • ~4 min
Nov. 30, 2015 • ~4 min
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