Ask a Scientist: What Value Do Wetlands Provide?
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Agricultures devastating toll is evident in the Prairie Pothole Region of the Upper Midwest, where it caused 95% of wetland loss between 1997 and 2009. When wetlands are damaged or destroyed, that stored carbon is released into the atmosphere, where it traps heat, warms the planet, and fuels extreme weather, including catastrophic floods.
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