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Asiful Alam stands with trees as a backdrop

Blown away by changes: Hurricanes that hit the South can have an effect on carbon

Note: This story is part of a special issue of The Warnell Log focused on carbon.

The aftermath of a hurricane includes downed trees, damaged saplings, salt water intrusion—and a lot less carbon.

That’s one calculation made by Warnell researcher Asiful Alam, a Ph.D. student (and M.… Read Article

Carinata plants grow in a field.

First in flight: Aviation industry looks to UGA research to lower carbon emissions

Note: This story is part of a special issue of The Warnell Log focused on carbon.

You can’t power a large, commercial jet with solar panels. Advances in hydrogen technology still can’t get a plane across the ocean.

So, if the aviation sector wants to reduce its carbon footprint,… Read Article

Students admire the view of a glacier in New Zealand

Travel sustainably: If you're planning a trip, look beyond flight emissions

Search for a flight and you’ll likely see a new feature listed alongside the price: Carbon emissions. 

Perhaps it’s more of a marketing ploy than concrete data. Nevertheless, more travelers are thinking about their carbon footprint than ever before. This isn’t too surprising as… Read Article

Andrew Carroll and Henry Morris stand among mass timber beams

Storage units: Mass timber buildings offer a carbon-friendly option for new commercial construction

Note: This story is part of a special issue of The Warnell Log focused on carbon.

If you’re looking to store some carbon, wood-frame buildings will give you a big bang for your buck.

This works great for houses—but can you scale that up to commercial buildings?

Enter: Mass… Read Article

Wood pellets

Pellet power: Could biomass become a carbon-neutral fuel for heat and electricity?

Note: This story is part of a special issue of The Warnell Log focused on carbon.

To best understand how woody biomass, such as wood pellets, can become a sustainable energy solution, you need to consider your perspective.

As small trees and other woody debris are harvested, other… Read Article

A field after a stand of trees is cut.

Doing the math: Equations for calculating trees’ carbon amount

Note: This story is part of a special issue of The Warnell Log focused on carbon

If you want to calculate the amount of carbon stored in a tree or in forests, Warnell researcher Dehai Zhao has you covered.

For more than a decade, Zhao, a senior research scientist who specializes in… Read Article

Joe Dahlen pushes a board through a universal bending machine

Properties’ appraisal: Studying carbon sequestration through tree growth, density and chemistry

Note: This story is part of a special issue of The Warnell Log focused on carbon

If you want to quantify carbon, what conversion equations or models do you use, and how do you quantify variability? That’s where Warnell associate professor Joe Dahlen comes in. Dahlen is the director of the… Read Article

Students look at soil samples

An essential relationship: Measuring carbon in soil

Note: This story is part of a special issue of The Warnell Log focused on carbon

How do you measure carbon in soil? Warnell researchers are doing the math.

Don’t let the “Soil Biogeochemistry Lab” name fool you. It’s all about carbon.

“Nearly everything in my lab is carbon related… Read Article

Wezddy in the flooded forest after the team retrieved a radio collar about 3 meters underwater. Collars are programmed to drop off of the jaguar after a set period. That way, there is no need to recapture the jaguar to remove the collar, and it doesn’t stay on for the jaguar’s entire lifetime.

Building 4 photographer: Wezddy Del Toro Orozco

A native of Mexico, Wezddy Del Toro Orozco is a student in the Integrative Conservation PhD Program through the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (Dr. Nibbelink Spatial Analysis Lab). She is also a collaborator at the Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development in Brazil and a… Read Article


Disease conference examines intersection of human, animal illness

The COVID-19 pandemic threw the intersection of animal and human diseases into the spotlight. Now, a specialized conference this week sharpens the focus on that topic.   The annual Wildlife Disease Conference takes place July 29-Aug. 4 at The Classic Center in Athens. It will bring more… Read Article

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