Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
Summary by Ground News
Since the 1960s, forests and plants have acted as ‘sinks’, taking in about a quarter of the world’s overall carbon emissions. The Amazon, by far the largest forest, has been key to this. But a combined effect of climate change, deforestation and fires have all weakened the process.
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