So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
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Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#2This is the way
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#3This is the way
Are you able to find it on Google Maps? Having a hard time locating it.
"Based on the results of this study, the Taklamakan Desert, although only around its rim, represents the first successful model demonstrating the possibility of transforming a desert into a carbon sink," Yung said.
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#4This is the way
Are you able to find it on Google Maps? Having a hard time locating it. "Based on the results of this study, the Taklamakan Desert, although only around its rim, represents the first successful model demonstrating the possibility of transforming a desert into a carbon sink," Yung said.
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#5China accounts for more than 25% of the global net increase in leaf area between 2000 and 2017, according to NASA data
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/china-has-pl...
China's also been a major supporter of the Great Green Wall of Africa providing technology and funding.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3302068/why-...
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#6So not really a carbon sink but a carbon perimeter.
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#7I wonder how the albedo has changed, and evaporation of water there.
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you able to find it on Google Maps? Having a hard time locating it. "Based on the results of this study, the Taklamakan Desert, although only around its rim, represents the first successful model demonstrating the possibility of transforming a desert into a carbon sink," Yung said.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taklamakan+Desert/@38.8709...
There's definitely a ring of green around it. If that's all human-made, good for them.
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#9Alipay has a function called ant forest, you use the app more often, you get more credit. And when it reach certain amount, aliaba will plant a small tree in the desert. People used to be crazy about this shit, but not for now. I guess the main reason is that these effort are good activities, but it didn’t help that much, compared to the effort from the government. At least on the this topic, they did a pretty good job, it last for decades, and it will countinue.
Alipay has another function called zhima credit score, which is related to the ant forest, you can rent bikes and power banks with no deposit when you have a high score. and it’s the base block of so called ‘social credit score’ for Chinese people
Re: So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink
#10I wonder how the albedo has changed, and evaporation of water there.
That was my thought too
Is it possible the trees can change the climate in the region? Can trees dampen regional water flux, seed clouds down range?