Daily Archives: April 22, 2008

The Black and White Aerosols Show

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

A paper published in Nature Geoscience last month received a lot of media attention. And rightly so. It showed that the Black Carbon (BC) component of soot is responsible for up to 60% as much warming as CO2. That is … Continue reading →

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Forest Fires

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Each year, fires burn millions of hectares of forest worldwide. The resulting loss and degradation of forested land is roughly equal to that caused by destructive logging and conversion to agriculture combined, and has wide-reaching consequences on biodiversity, health and … Continue reading →

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Geothermal Energy:How It Works

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The centre of the Earth is around 6000 degrees Celsius – hot enough to melt rock. Even a few kilometres down, the temperature can be over 250 degrees Celsius. In general, the temperature rises one degree Celsius for every 36 … Continue reading →

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