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Trees reveal climate surprise: Microbes living in bark remove methane from the atmosphere (phys.org)

submitted 1 month ago by TehBamski to c/worldinprogress

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[–] _sideffect 7 points 1 month ago

We've always said it... We need MORE trees, not less.

Instead we get more asphalt or pavement

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Any way that could be scaled up? Like can the microbes be cultivated into air filters and sequestered into land fills if they can run out of space to store the removed methane?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I believe that's called a wetland. Good news: it does double duty as a river filter too! Bad news: it stinks, bugs love it, and you can't built riverfront property there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just want to buy a property upstate and turn it into bog

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

There was a guy who basically just dug a lake and let plants grow (in portugal I think?). In just a couple years a bunch of endangered species turned up, including herons. I saw a documentary about it several years ago, but I couldn't find it.

[–] FireWire400 1 points 1 month ago

I’d fully support that TikTok trend