Tropical Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Absorb Carbon, Study Finds

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By Jordan DavidsonMar 5, 2020, 2:13 pm159 pts
The world's tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, worrying scientists that a major carbon dump will transform them into a carbon source, according to research published Wednesday. The study, which was published in the journal Nature, found that in 15 years the…

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