Normally, you will split the block in half, then each half will be split again, until the pieces are about 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) at the largest cross section. 1  Stack split wood so that air can circulate around it to allow it to season thoroughly before it is burned in a wood stove or fireplace.
Why does CO2 get most of the attention when there are so many other heat-trapping gases (greenhouse gases)? Global warming is primarily a problem of too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This carbon overload is caused mainly when we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas or cut down and burn forests. There are many heat-trapping gases (from methane to water vapor), but CO2 puts us at the greatest risk of irreversible changes if it continues to accumulate unabated in the atmosphere. There are two key reasons why.
It is significant that so much carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere because CO 2 is the most important gas for controlling Earthâs temperature. Carbon dioxide, methane, and halocarbons are greenhouse gases that absorb a wide range of energyâincluding infrared energy (heat) emitted by the Earthâand then re-emit it.ffects of Changing the Carbon Cycle. All of this extra carbon needs to go somewhere. So far, land plants and the ocean have taken up about 55 percent of the extra carbon people have put into the atmosphere while about 45 percent has stayed in the atmosphere.