Big Storms Fight Global Warming by Burying Land at Sea

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By Nina Bai
Oct 21, 2008 9:13 PMNov 5, 2019 5:25 AM

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In a new study, researchers looked at the role of cyclones in Earth’s carbon cycle. They found that cyclones (an umbrella term for hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical storms) can transfer terrestrial organic carbon, in the form of plants, soil, and fossils, to the bottom of the oceans and prevent it from entering the atmosphere.

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