David wrote:
Peter Franks wrote:
Roger Coppock wrote:
Trees felled by Katrina weighed as factor in global warming
By John Pope, in the Times Picayune
Saturday, November 24, 2007

As if Hurricane Katrina's wind and water hadn't inflicted enough
damage, a group of researchers led by a Tulane University biologist
has found that the monster storm may well have accelerated global
warming.

When Katrina roared through coastal forests in August 2005, it
destroyed thousands of trees. As those trees decompose, the carbon
they release...

For each tree, where did the carbon originally come from?

From the Fizz Fairy, over a period of many decades. They decompose
much faster (especially during fires).

It is an honest question that deserves an honest answer:

Is the carbon that is released originally from CO2 (sequestered by the
plant), or converted from elemental carbon to CO2?

Peter Franks wrote:
David wrote:
Peter Franks wrote:
Roger Coppock wrote:
Trees felled by Katrina weighed as factor in global warming
By John Pope, in the Times Picayune
Saturday, November 24, 2007

As if Hurricane Katrina's wind and water hadn't inflicted enough
damage, a group of researchers led by a Tulane University biologist
has found that the monster storm may well have accelerated global
warming.

When Katrina roared through coastal forests in August 2005, it
destroyed thousands of trees. As those trees decompose, the carbon
they release...

For each tree, where did the carbon originally come from?

From the Fizz Fairy, over a period of many decades. They decompose
much faster (especially during fires).

It is an honest question that deserves an honest answer:

Is the carbon that is released originally from CO2 (sequestered by the
plant), or converted from elemental carbon to CO2?

From the air, mainly.