Our Forests Are on Track to Hit a Crucial Climate Tipping Point by 2050, Scientists Warn – ScienceAlert

Forests and other land ecosystems today absorb 30 percent of humanity’s CO2 pollution, but rapid global warming could transform these natural ‘sinks’ into carbon ‘sources’ within a few decades, opening another daunting front in the fight against climate change, alarmed researchers have said.
Climate skeptics often describe CO2 as “plant food”, suggesting that increased greenhouse gas emissions will be offset by a massive upsurge in plant growth.
But the new study shows that beyond a certain temperature…

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