Although the mapping of aboveground biomass is now possible with satellite remote sensing, these maps still have to be calibrated and validated using on-site data gathered by researchers across the world.
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As a result of industrialization, the carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has increased continuously over the past 100 years, which is considered as the main reason behind global warming.
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Adding manure and crop leftovers to leaves and clippings helps earthworms digest them—and speeds up composting by 80 per cent, researchers find.
One in Four of London’s Green Spaces Breaches Air Quality Safety Limits
More than one quarter of London’s parks, playground, and open spaces exceed international safety limits for air quality.
Fires Continue to Rage Through the Habitat of a Newly Discovered Amazonian Primate
Southern Amazonia fires threaten habitat of 15 marmoset species including one recently discovered.
Ice Core Source Discovery Adds to Study of Volcanic Activity, Climate System Interactions
A new discovery by University of Maine researchers that challenges the established volcanic source of particles found in an ice core from the South Pole adds to the global record of volcanism and is relevant to several research disciplines.