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Amazon rainforest losing capacity fight climate change as trees die
2015-03-20 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as trees are dying, which could have negative implication on climate change across the globe. A study led by the University of Leeds revealed that tree growth in the Amazon rainforest has declined by one-third since the 1980s and that the net uptake of carbon dioxide in the rainforest has dropped by half. For the first time in history, carbon dioxide absorption by the Amazon rainforest has been surpassed...
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