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Scientists Take To The Trees To Measure Global Warming [1]

Gliding across the treetops in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State may sound like the latest trend in eco-tourism.

But the gondola on the massive Wind River crane is not used for recreational sport -- it's a research tool being used by scientists at the University of Washington to measure the effects of global warming on trees.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2009
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
Tags:
Ecotourism [3], Forests [4], Trees [5], Carbon Dioxide [6], Climate Change [7], Green House Gases [8], Global Warming [9], United States Of America (US) [10]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecotourism
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us