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Author Archives: Cat Scott

Is tropical afforestation currently undervalued?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Cat Scott

Researchers in Canada have used a comprehensive Earth system model to evaluate the climate impact of varying levels of afforestation, in different parts of the world. They looked at scenarios in which the world’s current cropland was gradually converted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bits of Climate, Bits of Ecology | Tagged afforestation, albedo, climate, CO2 concentrations, forests, REDD

New organic aerosol science on the horizon

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Cat Scott

An estimated 68,000 barrels of oil were released to the sea surface every day during the five month long leak – in addition to large amounts of methane. The environmental disaster that was the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bits of Climate, Bits of Energy | Tagged aerosols, atmosphere, NOAA, oceans, oil, oil spill
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