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Study by team including NASA scientists estimates carbon stocks of trees in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa; calculates 840 million tonnes of carbon locked up
NASA used AI and satellite photos to map carbon of over 10 billion trees in Africa. NASA scientists scanned over 10 billion individual trees in Africa's drylands using commercial, high-resolution satellite pictures and artificial intelligence (AI) to estimate the amount of carbon stored outside of the continent's vast tropical forests.
A first count of trees in Africa's drylands has enabled scientists to calculate how much carbon they store and could help devise better conservation strategies for the region and beyond, a study said…
Tree count in Africa drylands could improve conservation: study
Community invited to online 'Rise Up!' free Black history celebration Feb. 25 Local African American singers as well as a speaker and dancer will celebrate Black History Month and hope to educate the public about their heritage during a Facebook Live event called “Rise Up!” on Thursday, Feb. 25. The event is being held by The Black History Collective of Henderson County, NC and Agape World Outreach. Agape World Outreach’s Praise Team will sing songs that have impacted Black history since the end of the Civil War, from the song “Oh Freedom!” to the modern gospel song “Total Prais...