Turning a marsh into a climate change laboratory with heat lamps and CO2 pumps

Turning a marsh into a climate change laboratory with heat lamps and CO2 pumps - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

This Chesapeake Bay wetland could be an environmental crystal ball.With infrared lamps pointed down at marsh grasses — and heating cables placed beneath them — the environment is 5.1 degrees Celsius hotter than the surrounding area, simulating a future world warmed by climate change. Infrared heaters trained on the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s wetland in Edgewater help to warm it by 5.1 degrees Celsius, mimicking the potential eff…

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Turning a marsh into a climate change laboratory with heat lamps and CO2 pumps

Infrared heaters trained on the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's wetland in Edgewater help to warm it by 5.1 degrees Celsius, mimicking the potential effects of climate change. (Photo by Christine Condon/ Maryland Matters)This Chesapeake Bay wetland could be an environmental crystal ball. With infrared lamps pointed down at marsh grasses — and heating cables placed beneath them — the environment is 5.1 degrees Celsius hotter than the …