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What gases are generated by rice paddies?
methane
What is the name given to the rice-fields in Asia?
In Asia, Rice grows in paddies. These are flooded fields.
How does rice contribute to global warming?
Most rice worldwide is grown in paddy fields. This practice emits methane which is a greenhouse gas 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. "There is no other crop that is emitting such a large amount of greenhouse gases," said Reiner Wassmann, a climate change specialist at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines.
Does rice grow on a tree?
No , It grows like grass. It is harvested in water, by flooding the paddies.
What is the greenhouse effect and what gases are responsible for it?
The greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm enough for life. This is a good thing.The gases responsible are mostly water vapour and carbon dioxide.The enhanced greenhouse effect is causing global warming and climate change. This is a very dangerous thing.The gases responsible are mostly carbon dioxide (from our burning of fossil fuels which release long-hidden carbon) and methane (from cattle, agricultural practices, rice paddies and melting tundra).
What is grown in the fields called paddies?
Rice is grown in paddies, or paddy fields.
Why does Elliot want to know where temple and rice paddies are?
the temples are in Egypt and the rice paddies are in India.
What are the reasons for the rapid rate of global warming?
Some of the causes for global warming are:Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning power plantsCarbon dioxide emmissions from burning gasoline for transportationMethane emissions from animals, agriculture such as rice paddies, and from Arctic seabedsDeforestation, especially tropical forests for wood, pulp, and farmlandIncrease in usage of chemical fertilizers on croplands
What is wet rice cultivation?
rice grown on paddies is wet rice cultivation
Is rice made from any animal?
It is a plant grown in rice paddies.
Flooded fields of rice are called what?
paddies
What is grown in fields called paddies?
Rice
What gases are generated by rice paddies?
methane
Why do people on Bali say rice paddies are manicured?
That the rice paddies a trimmed carefully and grown very carefully(e.g. They leave not a single weed in sight in a row of rice paddies, they get rid of the weeds until they are gone and they trim them neatly) this is what the bali farmers do for their neat crops.
Why are rice paddies associated with Malaria?
Because rice paddies provide the stagnant water necessary for mosquito breeding; Mosquitos are the vector viz. facilitate the transmission of malaria.
Where does rice farming happen?
Rice farming occurs in regions with warm climates and abundant water supply, typically in Asia, Africa, and parts of the Americas. Major rice-producing countries include China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Vietnam.
What is southeast Asia's biggest source of food?
Rice Paddies
