If a Tree Falls in the Forest, and No One Is Around to Hear It, Does Climate Change?

User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)

Earth hosts roughly 42000000 square kilometers of forest about one third of the land area.
Earth hosts roughly 42,000,000 square kilometers of forest, about one third of the land area.

There are roughly 42 million square kilometers of forest on Earth, a swath that covers almost a third of the land surface, and those wooded environments play a key role in both mitigating and enhancing global warming.


Full story »
All News summaries from Space & Earth science news
All News summaries for June 12, 2008
Goto Archive PhysOrg Forum Goto Archive Video Goto Archive Editorials Goto Archive Free Magazines Goto Archive Newsletter

News Archive