WHY??
2006-12-23 09:10:20 · 2 answers · asked by Cordelia 4 in Environment
Although very productive due to decomposition (of peat like organics) and photosynthesis during the warm period, the tundra is frozen for almost half the year.
Estimations of total Carbon dioxide production may have been in error. The situation is far more complex. See the site belows and its references:
2006-12-23 09:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 15⤊ 0⤋
10s of thousands of years ago, when the aliens from chariots of the gods were teaching our ancient ancestors how to build the pyramids, stonehenge, and the aztec temples, they had a rule to sequester carbon dioxide- a method being discussed today for power plant emmissions. This involves injecting CO2 (carbon dioxide) into the ground so it cannot get into the atmosphere. However with all that freezing going on in the Alaska tundra, the earth cracked and let out all the carbon dioxide from ancient history.
2006-12-23 18:01:49 · answer #2 · answered by MrWiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋