Book 7, Question 100
Why Does Caring for Earth Help Weather and Climate?
Caring for Earth helps weather and climate because healthy air, water, and nature support a steady, safer world. Trees cool the air, wetlands soak up floods, and clean energy and less waste add less pollution. Caring is practical weather wisdom!
From the book
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More fun facts
- Wetlands act like sponges that soak up floodwater and release it slowly.
- During Hurricane Sandy, wetlands cut damage by more than 22 percent in half of the affected areas.
- Restoring wetlands and reefs can return about seven dollars in flood protection for every dollar spent.
- Oyster reefs, sand dunes, and mangroves also help protect coasts from flooding and erosion.
- Green roofs and pavement that lets water soak through are other ways to copy nature's flood protection.
Questions kids ask
How do wetlands help with floods?
They soak up floodwater like a sponge and release it slowly.
What are nature-based solutions?
Using things like wetlands, reefs, and dunes, or designs that copy them, to protect against floods.