Posted on 08/05/2024 7:15:22 PM PDT by Libloather
We’re barking up the wrong trees.
A new study reveals that a majority of the 7 million trees in New York City are emitting “volatile compounds” that do more harm than good for our air quality — especially during scorching heat.
“We’re all for planting more trees. They bring so many good things,” said study coauthor Róisín Commane, an atmospheric chemist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. “But if we’re not careful, we could make air quality worse.”
The arbors in question include oaks and sweetgums which produce high volumes of a chemical composition called isoprenes — and they’re rooted in the Big Apple more than any other species.
“There is no reason to think that trees don’t play a role in what’s in the air,” said lead author Dandan Wei, of the local Columbia Climate School. “We just didn’t have the tools before this to understand this particular aspect.”
When that compound interacts with nitrogen oxide pollution, which is emitted from cars and building exhaust, the result is a key driver for respiratory illnesses.
Asthma and chronic bronchitis were listed as the most vulnerable conditions, according to the new report in Environmental Science & Technology.
And, if NYC continues its usual planting of those style trees, isoprene levels in Manhattan will surge about 140% with a 30% boost in ozone.
In the more lush borough of Queens, both isoprene and ozone are expected to quadruple, researchers note.
Oak trees, which already let out 800 times more isoprene than maples, emit in especially high volume when the city reaches boiling temperatures in the high 90s as well. They make up 37% of city trees while the sweetgums consist of 17%.
After analyzing satellite imagery that combined with Parks Department data, the research team found that local trees played a role...
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Because the EARTH is a SELF_SUSTAINING SYSTEM.
EXAMPLE: When the Government gets involved in ANYTHING they tend to MAKE it WORSE. When MAN tries to CONTROL the ENVIRONMENT he accomplishes the SAME thing as the Government "ne'er do wells.
Well Johnny Appleseed did pretty good wouldn’t you say?
All one of them?
this is weapons grade stupid
Leave the trees. Leave the cars. Get rid of the leftists.
I like the writer’s comparison of a stark Manhattan with trees in “the lush Queens” .
NOBODY involved in this self-serving piece of ivory woodpecker tower utopia (writer, editor, readers AND researchers) get much past the Hidson River do they?
Apparently not.
This is a less-famous “view of New York City from Manhattan”.
https://www.rickmeyerowitz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-Cover.jpg
More well-known version.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Steinberg_New_Yorker_Cover.png
“Because the EARTH is a SELF_SUSTAINING SYSTEM.”
And man is part of the system!
Blaming the trees instead of the cities. Trees were created by God. Buildings, streets and sewers are man-made.
“Blaming the trees instead of the cities.”
Nope. He said he favored planting more trees.
“Those “volatile compounds” are probably what makes trees smell so nice.”
Oaks don’t smell nice and they are a major allergy problem.
Yep. Blaming the oaks, an American native species. Meanwhile, globalists are destroying our forests and grasslands with kudzu and spikeweed from China.
The oaks are just too greedy.
The oaks are just too greedy.
“Yep. Blaming the oaks, an American native species. “
Oaks are messy air polluting trees. Their pollen covers everything and wrecks havoc with those with allergies.
During pollen season I have to sweep the sidewalk EVERY DAY.
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