Topic: carbon sink

FILE - In this May 1, 2014 file photo, irrigation water runs along the dried-up ditch between the rice farms to provide water for the rice fields in Richvale, Calif. The federal government will be pouring nearly a quarter-billion dollars into several dozen projects aimed at tackling the effects of drought in the West and restoring watersheds that provide drinking water to communities around the nation. The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Jason Weller, said Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, that in addition to the federal funds, the projects will leverage close to $500 million from state, local and private partners. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Carbon in the desert

Bobby Magill - Climate Central
Aerial view of a large soy field eating into the tropical rainforest in Brazil (<a href='url to photographer'>Frontpage</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Joanna Rothkopf