Plants Are Losing Their Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide as Emissions Rise

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMar 3, 2025, 9:09 pm156 pts
Our planet’s plants and soils reached the peak of their ability to absorb carbon dioxide in 2008, and their sequestration rate has been falling ever since, according to a new analysis by a father-and-son team in the United Kingdom. At first, the added carbon led to warmer temperatures, vegetation growth and a…

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