Africa is Burning Right Now More than the Amazon and Nobody Even Knows: YouTube

Aug 25, 2019
 
"Africa's Forest is Burning more than the Amazon But Nobody Cares. More Fires are Now Burning in Angola, DR Congo Than Amazon. Blazes burning in the Amazon have put the World on notice, but Brazil is actually 3rd in the world in wildfires over the last 48 hours, according to MODIS satellite data analyzed by Weather Source. Weather Source has recorded 6,902 fires in Angola over the past 48 hours, compared to 3,395 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 2,127 in Brazil. But it seems nobody cares about the fires burning in Africa right now."

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How to erase 100 years of carbon emissions? Plant trees—lots of them.

Increasing the Earth’s forests by an area the size of the United States would cut atmospheric carbon dioxide 25 percent.

 PUBLISHED July 4, 2019

An area the size of the United States could be restored as forests with the potential of erasing nearly 100 years of carbon emissions, according to the first ever study to determine how many trees the Earth could support.

Published today in Science, "The global tree restoration potential” report found that there is enough suitable land to increase the world’s forest cover by one-third without affecting existing cities or agriculture. However, the amount of suitable land area diminishes as global temperatures rise. Even if global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the area available for forest restoration could be reduced by a fifth by 2050 because it would be too warm for some tropical forests.

“Our study shows clearly that forest restoration is the best climate change solution available today,” said Tom Crowther, a researcher at ETH Zürich, and senior author of the study.

That does not alter the vital importance of protecting existing forests and phasing out fossil fuels since new forests would take decades to mature, Crowther said in a statement.

Read the complete National Geographic article 

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Exaggerating how much carbon dioxide can be absorbed by tree planting risks deterring crucial climate action

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Their lands are becoming deserts but here is some hope.

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How to farm in desert climates 🌵 🐫 We have so much to learn from those who have come before us 🔥💧 What ancient wisdom has enriched your life? Credit to @worldeconomicforum 🙏

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