Grist

JULY 11, 2023

Yafali and his family found respite in their AC, but they were fortunate outliers; Seattle, known for its cool, wet winters and mild summers, is one of the least air conditioned big cities in the country. They took refuge in shady parks or in community cooling centers. Kathryn Elsesser / AFP via Getty Images The short answer is yes.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

This sobering deforestation figure highlights the harsh landscape changes caused by intentional human encroachment for commercial development purposes, such as logging, mining and cattle ranching. Therefore, it plays a vital role in our planet’s climate regulation. That is a land size equivalent to 10.3 million soccer fields.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2022

As countries try to meet their climate change goals and businesses look to cancel out their carbon dioxide emissions, almost 2 billion trees are being planted every year. Trees lock away carbon in their trunks, branches, leaves, and roots, making them an excellent partner in countering climate change.

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Grist

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Her conclusion follows a new global study that finds the potential for natural forest regrowth to absorb atmospheric carbon and fight climate change has been seriously underestimated. s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, are on average 32 percent too low, a figures that rises to 53 percent for tropical forests.

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