Hurricanes Recharge Aquifers, Boost Carbon Capture

Hurricanes are good: Increases in carbon uptake by southeast US forests in response to tropical cyclone activity alone exceed carbon emissions by American vehicles each year. "Our results show that, while hurricanes can cause flooding and destroy city infrastructure, there are two sides to the story," said Barros, the James L. Meriam Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University. "The other side is that hurricanes recharge the aquifers and have an enormous impact on photosynthesis and taking up carbon from the atmosphere." So if we harden our infrastructure to reduce the damage from hurricanes we can get the benefits without much damage. Tropical cyclones are a needed antidote to droughts. "There are a lot of regional effects competing...
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