Earth Newslink: Tropics May Now Emit More Carbon Dioxide Than They Absorb 🌍

in #newslink7 years ago

The assessment suggests that damage to forests can dramatically change how much carbon they can store

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Severely degraded forests, such as this one in Bolivia, are helping convert the tropics — sometimes called the “lungs of the planet” — into carbon emitters.


Full article in Science News For Students: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/tropics-may-now-emit-more-carbon-dioxide-they-absorb

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