Typhoons Bury Tons of Carbon in the Oceans
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 08:21
in Earth & Climate
A single typhoon in Taiwan buries as much carbon in the ocean -- in the form of sediment -- as all the other rains in that country all year long combined. The study -- the first ever to examine the chemistry of stream water and sediments that were being washed out to sea while a typhoon was happening at full force -- will help scientists develop better models of global climate change.
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