fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoNorth America contains some of the longest continuous deciduous forest records on the planet.mander.xyzimagemessage-square219linkfedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down154
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1imageNorth America contains some of the longest continuous deciduous forest records on the planet.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square219linkfedilink
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 month agoNot so fun fact: Forest fires over last 6 years have made global forests net carbon emitters instead of sinks.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoYeah, its not fun that we live in a place that is now on fire year round somewhere. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0e45bd0ef9814d5e9ec3f87900a4cfe9
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI’m not even mad at “rake the forests” strategy. But that requires money too. NA forest fire fighting departments have received funding cuts over the last 5 years.
Not so fun fact: Forest fires over last 6 years have made global forests net carbon emitters instead of sinks.
Yeah, its not fun that we live in a place that is now on fire year round somewhere.
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0e45bd0ef9814d5e9ec3f87900a4cfe9
I’m not even mad at “rake the forests” strategy. But that requires money too. NA forest fire fighting departments have received funding cuts over the last 5 years.