Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds

[Toddsterpatriot]

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images

So much of the Earth’s forest has been destroyed that the tropics now emit more carbon than they capture, scientists have found.

Tropical forests previously acted as a vital carbon “sink”, taking carbon from the atmosphere and turning it into oxygen, but the trend has reversed: they now emit almost twice as much carbon as they consume.

Scientists said ending deforestation and degradation in the tropics could reduce global carbon emissions by 8 per cent.

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

America's fault.

No doubt. Not " Americans" per se, but their corporate owners ? FOR SURE

Link?

 

[numan]

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Even more worrying is the release of methane and CO2 from the northern permafrost regions --- which are now melting due to global heating.
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[skookerasbil]

plant some more trees..............duh

 

[skookerasbil]

American settlers completely deforested North America in the 19th century. Totally, all the way to to Rockies. And we are still breathing. I heard reports that it is not the rain forest but the ocean plancton that are the oxygen source of the planet, and those die faster due to the global acidification.

human racism is ghey

 

[Old Rocks]

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years

Can anyone define this for me? What time span is 'recent'? Media...

Real easy, you dumb fuck. In my lifetime. Virtually all the deforestration in the Amazon Basin has taken place in my life time.

 

[Old Rocks]

America in the 19th century was mostly plains from the rockies to the Appalachian mountains.

But not barren plains but forested, until the settlers arrived.

America in the 19th century was mostly plains from the rockies to the Appalachian mountains.

But not barren plains but forested, until the settlers arrived.

Read the journals of the Corps of Discovery. Otherwise known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. From the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi it was forest. From there to the Rockies, it was plains.

 

[Old Rocks]

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images

So much of the Earth’s forest has been destroyed that the tropics now emit more carbon than they capture, scientists have found.

Tropical forests previously acted as a vital carbon “sink”, taking carbon from the atmosphere and turning it into oxygen, but the trend has reversed: they now emit almost twice as much carbon as they consume.

Scientists said ending deforestation and degradation in the tropics could reduce global carbon emissions by 8 per cent.

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

This statement, by the lead author of the "study" tells me all I need to know about his honesty, or scientific knowledge. Either way, none of it is good as we KNOW that the oceans are the largest carbon sink holding 93% of ALL carbon on the planet. His statement is either willfully ignorant, or an outright lie. I am guessing lie because most of these sequestration schemes revolve around tree planting. Thus, the hysterical "we have a short time to save the planet" BS makes sense.

“Forests are the only carbon capture and storage 'technology' we have in our grasp that is safe, proven, inexpensive, immediately available at scale, and capable of providing beneficial ripple effects—from regulating rainfall patterns to providing livelihoods to indigenous communities."

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images
Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

Can you provide some kind of % contribution.

If this adding 50%, then it seems like it should get attention.

If this adding 0.005%, meh.

That's silly of you. Any increase at all is not good.

How do you know that? So far not a SINGLE scientist can claim to know anything about how the climate engine works. Not one. We have a bare minimum of an inkling how it works. The hyperbole from the climatologists is merely to generate funds for them and nothing else.

How do I know that any increase in the rate of adding Carbon to our carbon cycle is "not good"? Because of the observed effect of the recent increase.

There has been an observed increase in CO2 but there has been no observed increase in bad weather from that increase. In fact it has been the opposite. Computer models are not data. Never, ever forget that.

Damn, you just have to keep on lying for your corporate masters. I would think that a worn out old man like you would desire to tell the truth at this stage in your life.

Swiss RE calls for adaptation drive as extreme weather events rise

Insurance companies should emphasise the importance of boosting preparations for extreme weather events and other impacts from climate change, Swiss RE says in areport.

The reinsurance giant says its industry is “highly exposed” to future changes in the earth’s weather systems, revealing insured losses from weather-related events rose from 0.018% of global GDP between 1974 to 1983 to 0.077% of global GDP from 2004-2013.

It expects rising temperatures to lead to more frequent and severe extreme weather events in the future. The US Gulf coast alone could face an annual damage bill of $21.5 billion by 2030, it says.

Last week Swiss revealed global economic losses from natural and man-made disasters totalled $140 billion in 2013, a drop on 2012, but disaster victim numbers rose 12,000 to 26,000.

Number of weather-related catastrophes, 1970–2013 (Swiss RE)

Speaking to RTCC, Swiss RE’s Head of Sustainability David Bresch said insurance companies are acutely aware of the need to help their clients build more resilient homes and businesses.

“That’s why we’re so vocal on adaptation and what societies need to do in order to better manage risks going forward,” he said.

“Climate change unabated will lead to a world economy which is very difficult from what we see today. This is a challenge we can only manage together.”

Swiss RE’s report, issued annually, reveals Asia was hardest hit by natural catastrophes in terms of economic losses and victims in 2013, but highlights how few of those affected have any form of insurance.

 

[Old Rocks]

The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low temperature events has been decreasing, since 1950. The U.S. has also witnessed increasing numbers of intense rainfall events.10

Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet: Evidence

Somehow the statements of NASA are more impressive than that of a anonymous poster on the internet.

 

[Old Rocks]

According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities' social, economic and natural systems.

The report, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: a technical input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment, authored by leading scientists and experts, emphasizes the need for increased coordination and planning to ensure U.S. coastal communities are resilient against the effects of climate change.

The recently released report examines and describes climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems and human economies and communities, as well as the kinds of scientific data, planning tools and resources that coastal communities and resource managers need to help them adapt to these changes.

"Sandy showed us that coastal states and communities need effective strategies, tools and resources to conserve, protect, and restore coastal habitats and economies at risk from current environmental stresses and a changing climate," said Margaret A. Davidson of NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and co-lead author of the report. "Easing the existing pressures on coastal environments to improve their resiliency is an essential method of coping with the adverse effects of climate change."

A key finding in the report is that all U.S. coasts are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as sea-level rise, erosion, storms and flooding, especially in the more populated low-lying parts of the U.S. coast along the Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, northern Alaska, Hawaii, and island territories. Another finding indicated the financial risks associated with both private and public hazard insurance are expected to increase dramatically.

"An increase in the intensity of extreme weather events such as storms like Sandy and Katrina, coupled with sea-level rise and the effects of increased human development along the coasts, could affect the sustainability of many existing coastal communities and natural resources," said Virginia Burkett of the U.S. Geological Survey and co-lead author of the report.

The authors also emphasized that storm surge flooding and sea-level rise pose significant threats to public and private infrastructure that provides energy, sewage treatment, clean water and transportation of people and goods. These factors increase threats to public health, safety, and employment in the coastal zone.

The report's authors noted that the population of the coastal watershed counties of the U.S. and territories, including the Great Lakes, makes up more than 50 percent of the nation's population and contributed more than $8.3 trillion to the 2011 U.S. economy but depend on healthy coastal landforms, water resources, estuaries and other natural resources to sustain them. Climate changes, combined with human development activities, reduce the ability of coasts to provide numerous benefits, including food, clean water, jobs, recreation and protection of communities against storms.

Seventy-nine federal, academic and other scientists, including the lead authors from the NOAA and USGS, authored the report which is being used as a technical input to the third National Climate Assessment — an interagency report produced for Congress once every four years to summarize the science and impacts of climate change on the United States.

Other key findings of the report include:

USGS Release: USGS-NOAA: Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy (1/28/2013 1:00:00 PM)

A study from the USGS from four years ago. Looks like they hit the nail on the head. Just ask the people in Houston, Florida, and Puerto Rico.

 

[AVISSSER]

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years

Can anyone define this for me? What time span is 'recent'? Media...

Real easy, you dumb fuck. In my lifetime. Virtually all the deforestration in the Amazon Basin has taken place in my life time.

"my lifetime"
Can anyone define this for me?

 

[Old Rocks]

In my case, almost 74 years.

The Amazon Basin Forest | Global Forest Atlas

The forests of the Amazon basin have been used for food and resources for thousands of years by native peoples; products such as rubber, palm fruits, and Brazil nuts, as well as countless medicines have been derived from the forest. In the last centuries, rubber harvest and timber extraction of valuable woods such as mahogany and Spanish cedar penetrated remote areas of the Amazon forest, often via waterways such as the Amazon and Xingu. Beginning in the 1907’s and 80’s, deforestation exploded as highways such as the Trans-Amazonas in Para and the soy highway (BR-163) in Mato Grosso opened up new land to permanent settlement. Since 1970 an estimated 700,000 square kilometers, or 20% of Brazil’s Amazon forest has been cleared. Deforestation levels reached 20,000 square kilometers per year for much of 1980-2005, an area almost the size of Belgium. Cattle ranching and soy plantations are the dominant drivers of deforestation in the Amazon, much of it concentrated in massive landholdings of thousands of acres. Expansion of the road networkthrough the Amazon basin, especially in the southwest Brazil – Peru – Bolivia region continue to threaten Amazon forests. New threats emerge from palm oil plantations, mining, and hydropower development. Moreover, scientists estimate that a similar extent of forest is threatened by degradation from climate change, drought, and unsustainable selective logging practices.

 

[skookerasbil]

We have human racism on this thread.................fuck the people. Starve their asses to save the planet.

When you step back and realize how assinine this shit is............


Human racism is about the height of ghey.............thankfully for the rest of us, you only have a fraction of 1% with this kind of thinking.

 

[anotherlife]

America in the 19th century was mostly plains from the rockies to the Appalachian mountains.

But not barren plains but forested, until the settlers arrived.

America in the 19th century was mostly plains from the rockies to the Appalachian mountains.

But not barren plains but forested, until the settlers arrived.

Read the journals of the Corps of Discovery. Otherwise known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. From the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi it was forest. From there to the Rockies, it was plains.

So I am still right for 70 % of the land.

 

[PredFan]

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images

So much of the Earth’s forest has been destroyed that the tropics now emit more carbon than they capture, scientists have found.

Tropical forests previously acted as a vital carbon “sink”, taking carbon from the atmosphere and turning it into oxygen, but the trend has reversed: they now emit almost twice as much carbon as they consume.

Scientists said ending deforestation and degradation in the tropics could reduce global carbon emissions by 8 per cent.

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

Must be Trumps fault. Time to go socialist.

 

[anotherlife]

plant some more trees..............duh

No, not a good deal for the trees.

 

[anotherlife]

American settlers completely deforested North America in the 19th century. Totally, all the way to to Rockies. And we are still breathing. I heard reports that it is not the rain forest but the ocean plancton that are the oxygen source of the planet, and those die faster due to the global acidification.

human racism is ghey

So, would you prefer a little inhumane racism? Try the blue windows.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images

So much of the Earth’s forest has been destroyed that the tropics now emit more carbon than they capture, scientists have found.

Tropical forests previously acted as a vital carbon “sink”, taking carbon from the atmosphere and turning it into oxygen, but the trend has reversed: they now emit almost twice as much carbon as they consume.

Scientists said ending deforestation and degradation in the tropics could reduce global carbon emissions by 8 per cent.

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

This statement, by the lead author of the "study" tells me all I need to know about his honesty, or scientific knowledge. Either way, none of it is good as we KNOW that the oceans are the largest carbon sink holding 93% of ALL carbon on the planet. His statement is either willfully ignorant, or an outright lie. I am guessing lie because most of these sequestration schemes revolve around tree planting. Thus, the hysterical "we have a short time to save the planet" BS makes sense.

“Forests are the only carbon capture and storage 'technology' we have in our grasp that is safe, proven, inexpensive, immediately available at scale, and capable of providing beneficial ripple effects—from regulating rainfall patterns to providing livelihoods to indigenous communities."

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images
Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

Can you provide some kind of % contribution.

If this adding 50%, then it seems like it should get attention.

If this adding 0.005%, meh.

That's silly of you. Any increase at all is not good.

How do you know that? So far not a SINGLE scientist can claim to know anything about how the climate engine works. Not one. We have a bare minimum of an inkling how it works. The hyperbole from the climatologists is merely to generate funds for them and nothing else.

How do I know that any increase in the rate of adding Carbon to our carbon cycle is "not good"? Because of the observed effect of the recent increase.

There has been an observed increase in CO2 but there has been no observed increase in bad weather from that increase. In fact it has been the opposite. Computer models are not data. Never, ever forget that.

So what? It's warming and acidification of the oceans that worries scientists. Changing to weather = "bait and switch". Not biting.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images

So much of the Earth’s forest has been destroyed that the tropics now emit more carbon than they capture, scientists have found.

Tropical forests previously acted as a vital carbon “sink”, taking carbon from the atmosphere and turning it into oxygen, but the trend has reversed: they now emit almost twice as much carbon as they consume.

Scientists said ending deforestation and degradation in the tropics could reduce global carbon emissions by 8 per cent.

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

Can you provide some kind of % contribution.

If this adding 50%, then it seems like it should get attention.

If this adding 0.005%, meh.

That's silly of you. Any increase at all is not good.

Any increase at all is not good.

How do you know? Post your proof that the current levels are optimum.

Why? I didn't claim they are. And the current levels won't be the current levels in a year, as we are increasing the carbon content of our climate's carbon cycle regardless of the mechanism discussed in this thread.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images

So much of the Earth’s forest has been destroyed that the tropics now emit more carbon than they capture, scientists have found.

Tropical forests previously acted as a vital carbon “sink”, taking carbon from the atmosphere and turning it into oxygen, but the trend has reversed: they now emit almost twice as much carbon as they consume.

Scientists said ending deforestation and degradation in the tropics could reduce global carbon emissions by 8 per cent.

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

Can you provide some kind of % contribution.

If this adding 50%, then it seems like it should get attention.

If this adding 0.005%, meh.

That's silly of you. Any increase at all is not good.

Any increase at all is not good.

How do you know? Post your proof that the current levels are optimum.

Why? I didn't claim they are. And the current levels won't be the current levels in a year, as we are increasing the carbon content of our climate's carbon cycle regardless of the mechanism discussed in this thread.

Why? I didn't claim they are.

Well what is the optimum level?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds
Worrying report reveals true impact of damage to forested areas

Around 20 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in recent years AFP/Getty Images
Tropical forests are now emitting more carbon than oxygen, alarming new study finds


Worrying to say the least...A major feed back.

Can you provide some kind of % contribution.

If this adding 50%, then it seems like it should get attention.

If this adding 0.005%, meh.

That's silly of you. Any increase at all is not good.

Any increase at all is not good.

How do you know? Post your proof that the current levels are optimum.

Why? I didn't claim they are. And the current levels won't be the current levels in a year, as we are increasing the carbon content of our climate's carbon cycle regardless of the mechanism discussed in this thread.

Why? I didn't claim they are.

Well what is the optimum level?

Optimum level ....for what? And what is "optimum"? And why are you asking me? Go ask a scientist.