By: Devin Powell
Copyright date: 2/11/12
Date: 9/24/12
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Picture: This picture shows that because of the drought in the Amazon rain forest, forest fires have started and are burning all the carbon that was in the carbon sink releasing carbon dioxide into the air.
Summary: Although the Amazon has been getting rid of CO2 from in the air, due to recent droughts the forest is now creating a greenhouse effect. This effect might contribute to global warming and will release CO2 back into the air. The trees in the rain forest contain about 100 billion tons of carbon. In 2005, there was a drought that caused many trees to die releasing 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air. Scientist labeled it as a once in a century event. In 2010, there was an even bigger drought causing even more carbon to be released and some Geophysical Research Letters showed the forest turning brown. An ecologist said, “Distinguishing a trend from a natural cycle is difficult.” That quote means that the release of carbon may just be part of a natural cycle rather than it being a disaster.
Opinion/ Reflection: I think that the release of carbon dioxide and drought is part of a natural cycle. I believe this because many other parts of the world have been through droughts and have released carbon into the air. With the release of carbon into the air will cause more storms and the drought will end, it is all part of a big natural cycle. Also I don’t think that the release of carbon from the Amazon is a major disaster because when there is a release of carbon somewhere then there is someplace else that needs the carbon, like other plants near the rain forest.
Questions:
1. Is the release of carbon a disaster or just part of a natural cycle?
2. How can you capture and get rid of carbon dioxide from in the air most efficiently?
3. How do you stop a drought and the release of carbon before it starts without harming the environment?
Hey I found footage of another fores fire in colorado. Don't know why they would record it but here it is.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGu8_tPkIGk
Also, I found a funny thing with smokey the bear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxSM15nHHA0
ENJOY!!!!!!!
What effects might releasing too much carbon dioxide have to the nearby ecosystems?
ReplyDelete1. is the realease of carbon a disaster or just part of the natural cycle? The realease of carbon is just part of nature. although it my be a disaster in some conditions it should not be labled as a disaster but a part of nature.
ReplyDelete2. how can you capture carbon dioxide from the air most effciently? if we were to plant more plants throughout our world, then they would absorbe most of it and give us more oxygen.
3.How do you stop a drought and the release of carbon before it starts without harming the environment? We could water all of the most dangorous parts that would catch fire.