https://epsci.ucr.edu/ en https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2025/08/18/trees-tropics-cool-more-burn-less <span>Trees in the tropics cool more, burn less</span> <span><span>Tracie Ventimiglia</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-18T14:32:24-07:00" title="Monday, August 18, 2025 - 14:32">Mon, 08/18/2025 - 14:32</time> </span> <a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news">More News</a> <picture> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/trees-in-the-tropics.png?h=b7bc8f32&amp;itok=gkh8AAvT 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1401px)" type="image/png" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/trees-in-the-tropics.png?h=b7bc8f32&amp;itok=gkh8AAvT 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1400px)" type="image/png" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_m/public/trees-in-the-tropics.png?h=b7bc8f32&amp;itok=gjiaA6Wy 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" type="image/png" width="1023" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_s/public/trees-in-the-tropics.png?h=b7bc8f32&amp;itok=HtYlVYN4 1x" type="image/png" width="767" height="767"> <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/trees-in-the-tropics.png?h=b7bc8f32&amp;itok=gkh8AAvT" alt> </picture> Jules Bernstein <time datetime="2025-08-18T12:00:00Z">August 18, 2025</time> <p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(69,90,100);"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(69,90,100);"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The </span></span><a style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(180, 0, 31);cursor:pointer;font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;orphans:2;outline:none;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-025-01127-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>study</u></a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(69,90,100);"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">, published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, found that tree planting is generally a net positive for the climate because it helps pull warming carbon out of the atmosphere. However, local effects on temperature not related to carbon varied significantly by region. At higher latitudes, trees could have a slight heating effect</span></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;orphans:2;outline:none;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><strong>,</strong></b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(69,90,100);"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> while the opposite is true in the tropics.</span></span></p><p><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/08/18/trees-tropics-cool-more-burn-less" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(69,90,100);"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Read more.</span></span></a></p> <div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/tags/james-gomez" hreflang="en">James Gomez</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2025/08/18/trees-tropics-cool-more-burn-less" data-a2a-title="Trees in the tropics cool more, burn less"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fepsci.ucr.edu%2Fnews%2F2025%2F08%2F18%2Ftrees-tropics-cool-more-burn-less&amp;title=Trees%20in%20the%20tropics%20cool%20more%2C%20burn%20less"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; 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UC Riverside experts on environmental pollution describe what we’re breathing, how long the airborne particles are likely to stick around, and what long-term effects they are having. </span></p> <p><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/09/10/qa-what-exactly-going-flames" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Read more.</span></a></p> <div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/tags/james-gomez" hreflang="en">James Gomez</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2024/09/10/qa-what-exactly-going-flames" data-a2a-title="Q&amp;A: What, exactly, is going up in flames?"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fepsci.ucr.edu%2Fnews%2F2024%2F09%2F10%2Fqa-what-exactly-going-flames&amp;title=Q%26A%3A%20What%2C%20exactly%2C%20is%20going%20up%20in%20flames%3F"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; 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However, this study sought to understand the reverse — whether large fires are also changing the climate.&nbsp;</span></p><p><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/06/18/large-wildfires-create-weather-favors-more-fire" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(69, 90, 100);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Read more.</span></a></p> <div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/tags/james-gomez" hreflang="en">James Gomez</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2024/06/18/large-wildfires-create-weather-favors-more-fire" data-a2a-title="Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fepsci.ucr.edu%2Fnews%2F2024%2F06%2F18%2Flarge-wildfires-create-weather-favors-more-fire&amp;title=Large%20wildfires%20create%20weather%20that%20favors%20more%20fire"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; const targetContainer = document.querySelector('.a2a_kit.addtoany_list'); if (!targetContainer) return; const addClassToLabels = () => { const labels = targetContainer.querySelectorAll('.a2a_label'); if (labels.length > 0) { labels.forEach(label => { if (!label.classList.contains(customClassName)) { label.classList.add(customClassName); } }); console.log('Successfully applied show-for-sr class to AddToAny labels.'); return true; } return false; }; const observerConfig = { childList: true, subtree: true }; const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList, observer) => { if (addClassToLabels()) { observer.disconnect(); } }); if (!addClassToLabels()) { observer.observe(targetContainer, observerConfig); } })(); </script> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:44:21 +0000 Tracie Ventimiglia 969 at https://epsci.ucr.edu https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2023/03/01/breathing-going-get-tougher <span>Breathing is going to get tougher</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-03-01T10:26:55-08:00" title="Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 10:26">Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:26</time> </span> <a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news">More News</a> <picture> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Screenshot_20230301_102610_0.png?h=100c9f5f&amp;itok=2Zyhn--K 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1401px)" type="image/png" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Screenshot_20230301_102610_0.png?h=100c9f5f&amp;itok=2Zyhn--K 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1400px)" type="image/png" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_m/public/Screenshot_20230301_102610_0.png?h=100c9f5f&amp;itok=4egFcsXx 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" type="image/png" width="1023" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_s/public/Screenshot_20230301_102610_0.png?h=100c9f5f&amp;itok=mx9UvkKf 1x" type="image/png" width="767" height="767"> <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Screenshot_20230301_102610_0.png?h=100c9f5f&amp;itok=2Zyhn--K" alt> </picture> Jules Bernstein <time datetime="2023-03-01T12:00:00Z">March 01, 2023</time> <p>Not all pollution comes from people. When global temperatures increase by 4 degrees Celsius, harmful plant emissions and dust will also increase by as much as 14 percent, according to new UC Riverside research.</p> <p><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/02/28/breathing-going-get-tougher">Read More</a></p> <div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/tags/james-gomez" hreflang="en">James Gomez</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2023/03/01/breathing-going-get-tougher" data-a2a-title="Breathing is going to get tougher"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fepsci.ucr.edu%2Fnews%2F2023%2F03%2F01%2Fbreathing-going-get-tougher&amp;title=Breathing%20is%20going%20to%20get%20tougher"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; const targetContainer = document.querySelector('.a2a_kit.addtoany_list'); if (!targetContainer) return; const addClassToLabels = () => { const labels = targetContainer.querySelectorAll('.a2a_label'); if (labels.length > 0) { labels.forEach(label => { if (!label.classList.contains(customClassName)) { label.classList.add(customClassName); } }); console.log('Successfully applied show-for-sr class to AddToAny labels.'); return true; } return false; }; const observerConfig = { childList: true, subtree: true }; const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList, observer) => { if (addClassToLabels()) { observer.disconnect(); } }); if (!addClassToLabels()) { observer.observe(targetContainer, observerConfig); } })(); </script> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:26:55 +0000 Anonymous 946 at https://epsci.ucr.edu