- The world’s tropical forests are so degraded they have become a source rather than a sink of carbon emissions, according to a new study that highlights the urgent need to protect and restore the Amazon and similar regions. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tropical-forests-have-flipped-sponges-sources-carbon-dioxide 20 comments science
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- Forests help reduce global warming in more ways than one https://www.sciencenews.org/article/forest-trees-reduce-global-warming-climate-cooling-carbon 22 comments
- Cleared tropical forests can regain ground surprisingly fast https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tropical-forest-recovery-ecosystem 9 comments
- Wildfires could flip the Amazon from a carbon sponge to a source | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wildfires-could-flip-parts-amazon-carbon-sponge-source-2050 4 comments
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