Trees, Seas, and Soil
This article examines how different processes combine to affect the balance of carbon in the atmosphere. It explains that the increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is having a huge effect on climate – an effect that can be reduced, as carbon is finite.
About this resource
Series: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Nature of science, Material world
Ngā rawa kei tēnei rauemi:
Trees, Seas, and Soil
Words by Renata Hopkins
Carbon sinks, in the form of forests, the ocean, and soils, could help to balance the carbon levels in the atmosphere. However, each form has its own complications. The article concludes that human use of fossil fuels needs to be reduced to protect the carbon sinks around us.