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Tropical forests are also now a carbon emitter: https://www.carbonbrief.org/tropical-forests-no-longer-carbon-sinks-because-human-activity https://www.carbonbr
by tito 7y ago
Tropical forests are also now a carbon emitter:
https://www.carbonbrief.org/tropical-forests-no-longer-carbon-sinks-because-human-activity https://www.carbonbrief.org/tropical-forests-no-longer-carbo...
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoAnd I read this morning that some expect the Amazon to stop being a rainforest pretty soon, which would hugely accelerate tree loss.
- samvher 7y agoDo you have a source to share on this?
- hnarn 7y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/23/amazon-rainforest-close-to-irreversible-tipping-point https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/23/amazon-r...
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoWas actually this one (warning autoplay video that adds nothing to the text): https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/amazon-rainforest-fire-deforestation-global-warming-latest-a9076876.html https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/amazon-rainforest-...