Sentences with phrase «as vegetation growth»

Indeed recent decades have seen the planet becoming greener as vegetation growth is stimulated as CO2 rises.

Not exact matches

The only vegetation in this whole arid section of several hundred acres was a growth of 15,000 75 - year - old coniferous evergreens known as «El Cedral.»

This is because firstly, the micro-organisms that break down dead trees produce copious amounts of CO2, and secondly, there is less vegetation remaining that can remove the greenhouse gas from the air by capturing the carbon in leaves, trunks and roots as part of its growth cycle.

Because CO2 can aid the growth of plants — and close down stomata as well to protect against O3 invasion — it was unclear how vegetation worldwide would respond to such an increase in emissions of both CO2 and O3.

Carbon dioxide levels begin to rise in late fall as the death of Northern Hemisphere vegetation releases it into the atmosphere, reaching a peak in May, after which the spring and summer plant growth causes it to decline once again.

The cows» manure would also recycle nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous to the soil, encouraging the growth of new vegetation and sequestering even more carbon.

Positive: Increased vegetation water use and increased growth and productivity as a result of longer growing season

If it takes 100 plus years to double the concentration of CO2, and if the equilibrium response is a 2C increase (Pierrehumbert, «Principles of Planetary Climate», p 623), and if the increased CO2 produces increased vegetation and crop growth, then the present rate of development of non-fossil fuel power and fuel generation is more appropriate than an Apollo type project or attempt to get rid of all fossil fuel use by 2050 starting now as fast as can be done.

Results show temperature and vegetation growth at northern latitudes now resemble those found 4 degrees to 6 degrees of latitude farther south as recently as 1982.

As one of the worst greenhouse polluters on the planet, and one of the greatest destroyers of native native vegetation and old - growth forests, what environmental credentials does Australia have?

In the Arctic, the tipping points identified in the new report, published on Friday, include: growth in vegetation on tundra, which replaces reflective snow and ice with darker vegetation, thus absorbing more heat; higher releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the tundra as it warms; shifts in snow distribution that warm the ocean, resulting in altered climate patterns as far away as Asia, where the monsoon could be effected; and the collapse of some key Arctic fisheries, with knock - on effects on ocean ecosystems around the globe.»

As a result, vegetation growth tends to stall in a drought.

The standard defines a VRA as the modular vegetated system (pre-grown vegetation in the form of modules, blankets or mats, growth media, root barrier, pavers and drainage system) and the roofing system (deck, membrane, vapor barriers, insulation coverboard, etc.).

On the flip side, as the Earth warms, more water is released into the atmosphere to fall as rain on the land, creating more ground water for better vegetation growth.

Without human emissions and temperature changes, everything was in balance: as much CO2 was entering the cold oceans (and vegetation growth) as was emitted by the warm oceans (and rotting vegetation).

Unusual moisture, such as that seen in Oklahoma during the summers of 2016 and 2017, contributes to growth of lush vegetation.