Originally written by: Michael Latner As he quotes, "In the upcoming months, scientists and science advocates must play a critical role in assisting local election authorities in ensuring free and fair elections. What you can do, starting now,” is as follows. “I urged attendees to draw attention to the possibility of...
Like all other green plants, tropical forest trees use photosynthesis to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide and release oxygen. However, when forests are expanding, photosynthesis outpaces respiration, and the excess carbon is stored in tree trunks. So they also do the reverse process, known as respiration. When trees are destroyed, a...
The "river discharge," or volume of water flowing through a river channel, is calculated in cubic meters per second. An increase in discharge causes a rise in river levels. Flooding happens when a river's bankfull capacity is reached (water spills over the banks of the river). Flooding is a...