Charcoal
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Environment
Burgi has lost trees: How to use heavy charcoal and calculate wood through climate reform
Credit: CC0 Public domain Burgi is facing serious climate and environmental issues. The biggest thing is the excessive dependence of the country about the use of biomass. The second is an outdated agricultural practice that led to the destruction of the forest. This has improved the national vulnerability for climate shock. Burg, inland, on the northeastern coast of Lake Tanganya,…
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Earth
Charcoal stored in preserved guano helps recreate region’s fire history
A view from below of a swarm of bats hanging from the ceiling of a rocky cave. One of them is yawning with its mouth wide open. Credit: R. Andrew King/USFWS, Public Domain As wildfires increase in frequency and intensity in many parts of the world, scientists are looking to the past to better understand when and where fires occurred.…
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