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 E-Mail A new study from North Carolina State University finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from standing dead trees in coastal wetland forests - colloquially called "tree farts" - need to be accounted for when assessing the environmental impact of so-called "ghost forests." In the study, researchers compared the quantity and type of GHG emissions from dead tree snags to emissions from the soil. While snags did not release as much as the soils, they did increase GHG emissions of the overall ecosystem by about 25 percent. Researchers say the findings show snags are important for unders...

Culture Artist Maya Lin's 'Ghost Forest' installation in New York warns of the danger of climate change 11 May 2021 People photograph "Ghost Forest" an art installation designed by artist Maya Lin in Madison Square Park. In the centre of New York City's spring greenery, artist Maya Lin has installed the barren, brown trunks of 49 dead Atlantic White Cedar trees in a Manhattan park as a "Ghost Forest" to warn of the danger of climate change and the threat of rising sea water.   "This is a grove of Atlantic Cedars... victims of saltwater inundation from rising seas due to clima...

Reuters Reuters 12 May, 2021, 3:13 am A man photographs "Ghost Forest" an art installation designed by artist Maya Lin in Madison Square Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – In the center of New York City’s spring greenery, artist Maya Lin has installed the barren, brown trunks of 49 dead Atlantic White Cedar trees in a Manhattan park as a “Ghost Forest” to warn of the danger of climate change and the threat of rising sea water. “This is a grove of Atlantic Cedars… victims of saltwater inundation from r...

Article content In the center of New York City’s spring greenery, artist Maya Lin has installed the barren, brown trunks of 49 dead Atlantic White Cedar trees in a Manhattan park as a “Ghost Forest” to warn of the danger of climate change and the threat of rising sea water. “This is a grove of Atlantic Cedars… victims of saltwater inundation from rising seas due to climate change,” said Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or In New York, artist Maya Lin's 'Ghost Forest' war...