Home › Lungs of the planet reveal their true sensitivity to global warming
 

Keywords :   


Lungs of the planet reveal their true sensitivity to global warming

2013-02-06 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Tropical rainforests are often called the "lungs of the planet" because they generally draw in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. But the amount of carbon dioxide that rainforests absorb, or produce, varies hugely with year-to-year variations in the climate. In a paper published online Feb 6 2013 by the journal Nature, a team of climate scientists from the University of Exeter, the Met Office-Hadley Centre and the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, has shown that these variations reveal...

Tags: to true global planet

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
21.09Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
21.09Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
20.09Labelexpo Americas highlights, Maxcess announces acquisition and more
20.09September Cattle on Feed as expected
20.09USDA announces major investment in meat and poultry processing
20.09Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
20.09Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
20.09This weeks lesson: Weaning matters in the cattle market
More »