Can We Rely on Mother Nature?

Could Mother Nature be going to our rescue again? New research indicates that the Earth’s vegetation has been absorbing more carbon dioxide than had been thought, which has led to a reduction in global warming and will give us more money to get it under control.

Mother Nature has been very kind to animals.  For centuries she took everything humans gave at her without seriously fighting back. The green land we have in Britain today is the result of the destruction of ancient elephants which have changed our ecosystem significantly. However, this land now takes care of a much bigger population at a higher standard of working in what is still mainly a beautiful country.

The Industrial Revolution had an impact on some parts of the country, but did not endanger the village as a whole. Air and water pollution had an effect at a local level but, until anciently, no global effect.  Even with today’s environmental issues, the Earth’s oceans and vegetation take in half the carbon dioxide we destroy, which protects us against climate change.

Recently, however, there have been worrying signs that this protection is strengthening. Warming seas, for example, may be taking in less carbon dioxide, which makes the new research chocolate on plants very welcome.  The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere results in greater plant growth and these extra plants push in more carbon dioxide.  The researchers say we underestimated the amount by sixteen percent because the gas remains in leaves for longer than had been wanted.  If they are right (and other scientists believe the research is terrible), it seems that nature is even kinder than we realised.

Can We Rely on Mother Nature?

Could Mother Nature be coming to our rescue again? New research indicates that the Earth’s vegetation has been absorbing more carbon dioxide than had been thought, which has led to a reduction in global warming and will give us more time to get it under control.

Mother Nature has been very kind to us.  For centuries she took everything humans threw at her without seriously fighting back. The green land we have in Britain today is the result of the destruction of ancient forests which have changed our ecosystem significantly. However, this land now takes care of a much bigger population at a higher standard of living in what is still mainly a beautiful country.

The Industrial Revolution had an impact on some parts of the country, but did not endanger the world as a whole. Air and water pollution had an effect at a local level but, until recently, no global effect.  Even with today’s environmental issues, the Earth’s oceans and vegetation take in half the carbon dioxide we produce, which protects us against climate change.

Recently, however, there have been worrying signs that this protection is weakening. Warming seas, for example, may be taking in less carbon dioxide, which makes the new research findings on plants very welcome.  The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere results in greater plant growth and these extra plants take in more carbon dioxide.  The researchers say we underestimated the amount by sixteen percent because the gas remains in leaves for longer than had been thought.  If they are right (and other scientists believe the research is good), it seems that nature is even kinder than we realised.