Author: Alvin E. TodaAlvin E. Toda Date: Feb 16, 2008 08:55
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, Maren at google wrote:
> If you want to get CO2 out of the atmosphere grow
> trees, especially hardwood trees, they store the most
> of it for the longest time. You may get more rain
> that way, which in some places would be a good thing
> ... The Hamakua Coast is a much more pleasant drive
> since it isn't so windy anymore, and a lot less dry
> too.
>
> Maren (occasional wikipedia contributor)
Have you read something about trees in some (tropical?)
climates being less effective or maybe even having a
negative effect? Thought I saw that someplace. Don't
see how that can apply to Hawaii. It seems that trees
have a cooling effect here.
No one can deny that a lot of carbon is stored in the
wood. But if the trees also lead to higer temperatures,
then it might be counter productive.
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