Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Genghis Khan, who environmentalist!

Curious research published on Live Science. Genghis Khan, the greatest conqueror of all time, apparently had (unbeknownst to him) the green spirit. The mighty Mongol invasion, which could create at the turn of the 13th and 14th century the largest empire of all time, has had unexpected positive effects on the environment from the atmosphere by absorbing more than 700 million tonnes of CO2.

It was discovered by researchers at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology. The Mongolian leader and his formidable military organization led invasion of most of Central Asia, China, Russia, Persia, Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe. Since the beginning of 1200 it was conquered 22% of the total area of the world and were slaughtered about 40 million people.

The depopulation of areas so 'large in fact seems to have caused an untold number of fields were left to themselves, freeing the regrowth of forests and their subsequent "work" that absorb carbon dioxide, equivalent to more than 700 million tonnes.

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