climate forcing
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Natural Gas Is Now More Deadly Than Coal in 19 U.S. States
Unhealthy air pollution generally brings to mind coal-fired plants spewing black soot from a smokestack. But that image may quickly be becoming outdated. A study published on Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters found that using natural gas and biomass in sources like buildings and industrial boilers actually caused more deaths in 19 states as a…
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Shocking Findings Show the Amazon May Already Be a Greenhouse Gas Emitter
Historically, the Amazon rainforest has been one of the planet’s most important sources of carbon sequestration, caching billions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere every year. For decades, scientists have cautioned us not to take this crucial service for granted, warning that in just 15 years, the Amazon could meet the fate of other…