Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Climate Change Likely To Uproot More Amazon Trees
January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Tropical forests are crucial for sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But they're also subject to intense storms that can cause "windthrow" - the uprooting or breaking of trees. These downed trees decompose, potentially turning a forest from a carbon sink into a carbon source.
A new study finds that more e . . .
Tropical forests are crucial for sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But they're also subject to intense storms that can cause "windthrow" - the uprooting or breaking of trees. These downed trees decompose, potentially turning a forest from a carbon sink into a carbon source.
A new study finds that more e . . .