EurekAlert! AAAS NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Public release date: 15-Nov-2007 Contact: Lynn Chandler lynn.chandler-1@nasa.gov 301-286-2806 Forests damaged by Hurricane Katrina become major carbon source With the help of NASA satellite data, a research team has estimated that Hurricane Katrina killed or severely damaged 320 million large trees in Gulf Coast… Continue reading

13/11/2007 Primary rain forest is irreplaceable As world leaders prepare to discuss conservation-friendly carbon credits in Bali and a regional initiative threatens a new wave of deforestation in the South American tropics, new research from the University of East Anglia and Brazil’s Goeldi Museum highlights once again the irreplaceable importance… Continue reading

For years now, skeptics have tried to blame all global heating on variations in solar output. And, yes, fluctuations of solar output can make a real difference. But the real story here is that we’ve made increases in solar output more dangerous than ever before because, now, they will come… Continue reading