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CARBON UPTAKE IN FORESTS
China planted 66 Billion trees to fight desert expansion, and a new study finds they are growing faster than natural forests- England's legendary Robin Hood oak has died after nearly 1,000 years, but its story isn't over
- Since 1978, China has planted 66 billion trees to fight the desert; scientists just found they are outpacing natural forests by 66%
- Scientists just found a 15-million-year-old climate time capsule in giant eggshells from Namibia, and the oxygen inside suggests plants may have been far less active at pulling CO₂ from the air during a warmer EarthFossilized bird eggshells from 15 million years ago in the Namib Desert are revealing a startling climate secret. Researchers found that du...29 Jun, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
- Forest carbon sinks in India weakening, enhancing quality of forests crucial: Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh cites a study on weakening forest carbon sinks in India. The study highlights the impact of climate change. It shows the decl...13 Jul, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
- You’re the centerpiece in a phenomenon not seen in 30 million yearsEarth's atmosphere has surpassed 430 ppm of carbon dioxide in May 2025, a record high in millions of years, primarily due to human activiti...06 Jun, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
- Pollution Level: More trees won't cancel out your SUV emissionsScientists are raising the alarm about the over-reliance on natural carbon sinks to achieve net-zero emissions. They argue that this approa...20 Nov, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
- It’s OK to mine the rainforest for car batteriesEfforts to halt deforestation in Indonesia are lagging, with palm oil plantations presenting a far greater threat than nickel mining.14 Oct, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
- Climate change is making trees bigger …. & considerably more fragileStudies suggest that longer growing seasons contribute to weakening the wood, making trees structurally weaker.17 Jun, 2023, 08.18 PM IST
- 27 feedback loops, or global warming accelerators, need to be accounted for in climate models: StudyScientists have identified 27 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback loops, including some that the researchers said may ...19 Feb, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
- 27 feedback loops, or global warming accelerators, add urgency to respond to climate crisis: StudyScientists have identified 27 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback loops, including some that the researchers said may ...18 Feb, 2023, 06.15 PM IST
- COP 27: The dust has settled, what next?As someone following the global climate negotiations for a few years now, it is starkly clear that war against climate is far from over. Th...09 Jan, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
- How ancient plants 'learnt' to use water in over 500 million years as they moved on to landPlants' relationship with water has changed dramatically over the last 500 million years.18 Feb, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
- Climate: Removing CO2 from the air no longer optionalEven scientists sceptical about its feasibility agree that without carbon dioxide removal (CDR) -- aka "negative emission" -- it will be ve...19 Oct, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
- Kerala turns homes into 'mini-solar power stations'"People are still doubtful about the feasibility of rooftop solar panels. If anyone is interested but sceptical, they are welcome to visit ...03 Mar, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
- Drought stalled Amazon forest's carbon absorptionThe Amazon forest spanning across Brazil, Columbia, Peru and other South American countries is the world’s largest forest covering 5.5 mill...07 Jul, 2016, 05.13 PM IST
- El Nino may boost carbon dioxide levels to record high this year"This warms and dries tropical ecosystems, reducing their uptake of carbon, and exacerbating forest fires," said Betts.14 Jun, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
- Tropical forests absorb more CO2 than thought: NASAForests and other land vegetation currently remove up to 30 per cent of human carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere during photosynt...02 Jan, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
- Greenhouse gas concentrations reach a record high: World Meteorological OrganisationWorld Meteorological Organisation, in a statement released on Tuesday revealed that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reache...20 Nov, 2012, 08.39 PM IST
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