University of Michigan: North American Cold-Climate Forests are Already Absorbing Less Carbon, Study Shows
August 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
Trees are one of humans' biggest allies in the fight against climate change, soaking up around 30% of the carbon we pump into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuel.
And over the past several decades, it has appeared that cold-climate forests at high latitudes have become even more effective carbon sinks as rising temperatures and higher CO2 levels have made them more produ . . .
Trees are one of humans' biggest allies in the fight against climate change, soaking up around 30% of the carbon we pump into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuel.
And over the past several decades, it has appeared that cold-climate forests at high latitudes have become even more effective carbon sinks as rising temperatures and higher CO2 levels have made them more produ . . .