The Biomass satellite is weighing the world’s forests from space, offering vital new data to improve climate models and policy. (CREDIT: ESA) On April 29, a rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport ...

A satellite with a 40-foot extendable antenna has launched into space with a giant mission: to map all of the world’s forests — ecosystems that are crucial for absorbing carbon and slowing climate ...

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Brazil is a key exporter of moisture; its forests send water to croplands in nations including Argentina and Peru. Those ...

SAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) - Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis, opens new tab ...

Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate of 10 million hectares each year and about 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to deforestation and forest degradation. But nature ...

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Over the past four centuries, the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, with vast stretches of forestland giving way to agriculture, urban development, and industry. Once covering a ...

BELLVUE, Colo. — Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each had grown in seven months. “That’s two to three inches of growth on the spruce ...

The European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite is the first satellite equipped with a radar that can penetrate the forest canopy to map entire trees. This will allow scientists to determine how much ...