Tropical Protected Areas Are Keeping a Huge Amount of Carbon Out of the AirÂ
Tropical protected areas aren’t just havens for wildlife. They’re playing a major, and majorly under-appreciated role in mitigating climate change.
Earth’s Tropical Forests Sprung a Major CO2 Leak During Last Year's El Niño
Earth’s tropical forests hoard huge amounts of carbon, but as temperatures rise and weather patterns shift due to climate change, scientists worry that their lush green canopies will start leaking more CO2. That concern got some serious validation this week, when a new study concluded that the recent El Niño period…
Preserving Land Isn't Enough to Save the Tropics
The signs of human impact in the tropics are often stark. Vast tracts of forest leveled for pasture. Fires in the Amazon that are visible from space. A colossal oil spill that’s been festering for decades. But even the rainforests we set aside for preservation are slowly transforming.
Earth's Tropical Rainforests Could Look Completely Different By the End of the Century
In 2005, an intense heatwave struck a mountaintop rainforest in northeast Australia. Accounts of the event were rather apocalyptic: birds dropping dead out of the sky; entire patches of forest withering to a crisp. But the biggest casualty of all was a snow-white furball that scampered amongst the branches at the…
