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by m0zg 7y ago

https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/08/20/amazon-rainforest-absorbing-less-carbon-than-expected/ https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/08/20/amazon-rainforest-abso... Quote: "The Amazon Basin is critical to help mitigate climate change due to its trees absorbing around a quarter of the CO2 released each year from the burning of fossil fuels."

shkkmo 7y ago
This is why you need to be careful about understanding and quoting scientific facts. The specific quote is talking about trees in the rainforest, not the rainforest itself. The rainforest is an ecological system that also produces CO2 (mainly through microbes breaking down wood) and you can't ignore the rest of the system. Which is not to say that the Amazon doesn't play a significant in the global environment and weather systems.