Earth has way more trees than we thought, but not nearly as many as it used to

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By Suzanne JacobsSep 3, 2015, 3:15 pm57 pts
As of yesterday, we now know (roughly) how many trees there are on Earth — about 3.04 TRILLION! If that seems like a lot or a little or if you actually have no idea how many trees you thought were on Earth, consider this: Scientists used to think that the number was around 400 BILLION. And if they’re that…

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