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Climate Scientists Create Model for Global Forest Growth Through 2060
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University at Albany via Phys.org, May 29, 2020
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When it comes to the fight against global warming, our forests offer a valuable service. Trees act as carbon sinks, capturing CO2 — the main greenhouse gas heating up the Earth's climate — from the air and storing it until they die. But as man-made and natural causes of deforestation intensify, it is unknown how long or to what extent this important environmental service will continue.
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