The oldest known example of a water treatment system in the Western Hemisphere was recently discovered in Guatemala. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/ancient-mayan-civilization-used-advanced-water-treatment-technology…
Tag: tropical forests
Can we rely on tropical forests to stop runaway climate change?
The world’s jungles absorb a large proportion of our CO2 emissions, helping to slow the pace of human-induced global warming. But they may be reaching saturation point Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732951-800-can-we-rely-on-tropical-forests-to-stop-runaway-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Saharan-fed sunsets in the US
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/saharan-dust-cloud-us-sunsets-june2020…
Net zero emissions target in peril as tropical forests absorb less CO2
Scientists have warned the world will have to reduce carbon emissions to net zero sooner than 2050 as tropical forests are losing their ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236228-net-zero-emissions-target-in-peril-as-tropical-forests-absorb-less-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Why the Amazon is burning: 4 reasons
Nearly 40,000 fires are incinerating Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Apocalyptic as this sounds, science suggests it’s not too late to save the Amazon. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/amazon-rainforest-fires-burning-4-reasons-why…