{"id":3116,"date":"2022-04-27T15:04:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2022-06-30T09:14:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T09:14:47","slug":"tree-planting-how-it-affects-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/tree-planting-how-it-affects-global-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Planting & How It Affects Global Warming"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Throughout the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, Australia experienced what is referred to as its Black Summer. This was a season of intense bushfires that blighted the world. By March 2020, an estimated 19 million hectares of forested land had burned down, destroying at least one billion animals<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> and affecting 80 per cent of all Australians.<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> It was a stark reminder of how tree planting is directly related to our security and safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Australia’s bushfires<\/h2>\n

These Australian bushfires were the country\u2019s most expensive natural disaster.<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span> They were also predicted. In August 2019, the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service warned that the<\/a> bushfire season was likely to come early and be intense due to the heat and climate change. But these warnings were not taken as seriously as they should have been. Perhaps the world can learn something from this.<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Damir Mijailovic<\/span><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How will planting a tree affect the environment?<\/h2>\n

Trees have an incredible impact on the environment on a global and regional level. They provide shelter for plant and animal species, they supply jobs to millions of people, they can be a source of recreation and tourism, they attract rainfall, and they protect our soil.<\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span> \u200c<\/span><\/p>\n

The effect of trees’ leaves, branches and root ball<\/h3>\n

Plants and trees<\/a> enrich the surrounding soil in several ways. The organic matter they drop is used as food by the microbes and bacteria below. The organic matter usually takes the form of leaves, branches and wood. This cycle enriches the soil and helps to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> <\/span>A tree\u2019s roots also hold on to soil and water, preventing flooding and keeping the soil healthy.<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More good reasons to plant a tree<\/h3>\n

Trees can also affect rainfall. Tree leaves catch falling rain and allow that to evaporate easily \u2013 a process known as evapotranspiration. \u201cEvapotranspiration is a very large component of rain generation \u2013 on average about 50% in summer across the globe, and 40% on an annual basis\u201d, says David Ellison from the Institute for World Economics. Scientists think that eventually, once we know more about the relationship between trees and rain, we could strategically plant certain trees to increase rainfall in a region.<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

International examples of tree planting efforts<\/h3>\n

In Australia\u2019s case, it was already facing an extremely dry season exacerbated by climate change. That led to forests being incredibly dry and prone to fires, increasing the likelihood<\/a> of severe fires.<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Many governments have begun to appreciate the benefits of tree planting to the regional ecosystem. In China, farmers were explicitly helped to plant more trees to help control soil erosion and make the land more fertile. That effort led to a significant improvement in the local environment and farmers\u2019 incomes.<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Trang Dinh Le from Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How can trees help to check global warming?<\/h2>\n

Trees don\u2019t just affect the local environment, they are among the main checks on global warming. Trees stop our planet from overheating by turning carbon dioxide into oxygen through photosynthesis. They also absorb and store that carbon as organic matter by using it to build leaves, stems and trunks.<\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tree planting and carbon dioxide<\/h3>\n

Between 2001 and 2019, forests around the world absorbed around 15.6 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere every year, according to NASA<\/a> researchers. They also found that deforestation<\/a>, fires and other disturbances released an average of 8.1 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide per year over the same time period.<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tree planting and global warming mitigation<\/h3>\n

In other words, forests store the carbon dioxide that we release. Burning or cutting these forests down releases that stored carbon. If the world planted over one trillion trees, they could absorb up to 100 years worth of carbon emissions, a study in 2019 indicated. Scientists have said that trees have a “mind-blowing potential” to stop global warming.<\/span><\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tree planting is not the only solution<\/h3>\n

There is little doubt that planting trees is the best way that we currently have to remove carbon from the air. But scientists warn that they are not an alternative to drastically cutting our carbon emissions. Without trees, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere would be far higher, leading to runaway global warming.<\/span><\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tree planting and its potential detriment to global warming<\/h3>\n

It is also worth noting that forests may not always help with global warming. In some cases, forests may actually lead to an increase in carbon emissions. Some tree species can have a relatively high carbon and methane emissions. In other cases, forests may absorb more sunlight rather than repelling it, thus warming local regions.<\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u200c<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Australia\u2019s unprecedented fires were a reminder that trees are not just a crucial part of our lives, but that their health is directly related to our health. Therefore, we must protect them.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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