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The world's forests are increasingly taking up more carbon, partially offsetting the carbon being released by the burning of fossil fuels and by deforestation in the tropics, according to a new study.
The findings, published in the journal Biogeosciences, suggest that forests are growing more vigorously, and therefore, locking away more carbon. Even so, the concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is still on the rise.
[...] The increased plant growth in global forests could be due to several factors, including higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, warmer temperatures and increased availability of nitrogen.
Perhaps we should re-forest the deserts of the world.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @12:41AM (2 children)
Troll? Please explain how "money" is a more physical concept than "temperature".
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(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:42AM
Money is way less physical. Temperature is a direct measurement of kinetic energy an object or substance possesses, at least if you're using an absolute scale like Kelvins. Money? Money is a dream, especially floating currency, *especially* floating fiat currency.
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