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  • illustration of a landscaper in a crane, sawing a tree
    Too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is mostly caused by two things: burning fossil fuels and the loss…
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    Balancing Act: Urban Trees and the Carbon Cycle

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    Too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is mostly caused by two things: burning fossil fuels and the loss…
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    Balancing Act: Urban Trees and the Carbon Cycle (Spanish)

  • illustration of the back of a car on a street under a tree
    The scientists in this study wanted to know if cars parked in shady parking lots emit fewer gases than cars parked in…
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    Don’t Be So Fuel-ish! How Much Fuel Is Saved When Cars Are Parked in the Shade?

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    The scientists in this study wanted to know if cars parked in shady parking lots emit fewer gases than cars parked in…
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    Don’t Be So Fuel-ish! How Much Fuel Is Saved When Cars Are Parked in the Shade? (Spanish)

  • Cover for Don't Litter the Stream. It's a photo of a stream in a very green wooded area.
    From 1920 to 1950, a tree species called albizia (Falcataria moluccana) was brought to Hawai‘i from islands located north and…
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    Don’t Litter the Stream: An Invasive Tree Species and a Hawaiian Stream Food Web

  • The first page of the lesson plan titled "How much carbon is held by the world's forests?". The page has an illustration showing the process of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
    In recent years, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been rising. Scientists believe that higher levels of carbon…
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    Inquiry 3: How Much Carbon is Held by the World’s Forests?

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    In recent years, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been rising. Scientists believe that higher levels of…
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    Inquiry 4: What Do the World’s Forests Have To Do With Climate Change?

  • The cover of "It's a Gas: The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere" featuring a black and white drawing of a person looking at a cow through a magnifying glass.
    Tropical forests are sometimes cut down so that humans can use the trees for wood and other products. Then, the cleared land is made into…
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    It’s a Gas! The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere

  • The cover of "It's a Gas: The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere" featuring a black and white drawing of a person looking at a cow through a magnifying glass.
    Tropical forests are sometimes cut down so that humans can use the trees for wood and other products. Then, the cleared land is made into…
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    It’s a Gas! The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere (Spanish)

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    Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event…
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    Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke

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    Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event…
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    Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke (Spanish)

  • Front cover of National Inquirer with snapshots of different forests
    In this edition of Natural Inquirer, you will learn about the world’s forests. Every 5 years the Food and Agriculture…
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    The World’s Forests 2 – No. 15