Why are Amazonian trees getting ‘fatter’?

Mongabay
Nov 24, 2025, 7:08 am180 ptsTrendingTop
How have the trees in Amazonia reacted to the rise in CO2 emissions in recent centuries? It is common knowledge that, of all greenhouse gases, CO2 is the most responsible for global warming. The most recent report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) showed that the concentration of carbon in…

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