A fallen tree in Maine after Hurricane Lee swept through the region in September Joe Raedle/Getty Images
A single hurricane hitting New England could result in the release of more than a tenth of all the carbon stored in the area’s forests, according to a modelling study. The findings show that carbon-offsetting schemes greatly underestimate the risks posed by hurricanes, says Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
The forests of New England – which includes Connecticut, Maine,…
