RSS Feed
Yale Environment 360: Severe drought can affect a forest's growth for up to four years, a period during which it is less effective at removing carbon from the atmosphere, a new study reports in the journal Science. Standard climate models have assumed that forests and other vegetation bounce back quickly from extreme drought, but that assumption is far off the mark, the researchers say. Looking at data from more than 1,300 forest sites dating back to 1948, they found that living trees took an average of two to four years......
Read Complete Article at Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS News Feed
Severe Droughts Affect Forests And CO2 Storage for Years, Study Shows
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 31st, 2015
Posted in Water Conservation