- While its true that trees pull carbon from the atmosphere and store it within their woody biomass, the afforestation of the boreal forests—along with increased frequency of wildfires—is releasing that carbon at record rates.
- A new study suggests that instead of purposely burying trees in low-oxygen, clay-rich soils on land, rafting logs down arctic rivers and sinking them in the anoxic waters of the Arctic Ocean could be a better strategy.
- While this idea may cause less emissions and ecological harm than wood vaulting, there are still a lot of unknowns, including the impact on these riverways and the anoxic conditions in the Arctic Ocean itself.
Read the full news here: Scientists think we could slow climate change by sinking trees in the Arctic Ocean