Topic: Ecosystem Services
Most people see Los Angeles as a concrete jungle, or a place where just palm trees grow. But that may change. Here’s a plan to plant a million more trees of all types in the coming years.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- The Changing Forest: Forest Ecology (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
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World rainfall harder, more frequent than thought
Posted Jul 26, 2008 in Ecosystem Services download Help
Around the world, rain falls harder and more frequently on average than previously thought. That’s according to climate scientist Graeme Stephens, principal investigator of the CloudSat Earth-observing satellite.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
More rain from tropical storms than hurricanes
Posted Jul 26, 2008 in Ecosystem Services download Help
Scientists have found that tropical storms can do more to relieve drought than hurricanes. Marshal Shepherd of the University of Georgia talks about understanding how rainfall is related to climate change.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
Ocean ‘deserts’ are expanding, say scientists
Posted Jul 26, 2008 in Ecosystem Services download Help
“It’s consistent with what we know about global warming. As the oceans warm, we would expect this phenomena,” said Jeff Polovina of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. “but it’s happening at a little faster rate than we thought.”
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
Grasslands soak up carbon to slow climate change
Posted Jul 26, 2008 in Ecosystem Services download Help
People might look at North Dakota grasslands and just see some grass. But USDA scientist Rebecca Phillips says that Earth’s grasslands are actually players in global climate.
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- PreK-8 Guide
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk (9-12)
- Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live (9-12)
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