Dec. 10, 2024 — While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The study aims to help ...
The United Nations’ market for carbon trading will soon be open for business. Approved at the U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, last month, it will for the first time give the U.N.’s seal o ...
Wetlands such as swamps ... that’s made up of peat, which is a type of soil that forms in wet ground that doesn’t drain properly. Swamp – a type of wetland with trees.
National Geographic's enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through their images for more than a century. Here is their best work from the past ...
Twenty-two people, including a two-year-old child, were stranded in a forest overnight after Storm Darragh brought down trees and power lines, blocking their exit. They were trapped in 8,000-acre ...
How does that work and what does it mean for our warming climate? Let’s find out. Forests store large amounts of carbon. Trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow.