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Trees are not the carbon bank they used to be, report finds

KUNC | By Emma VandenEinde
Published August 14, 2023 at 10:14 AM MDT
Trees inside the Valles Caldera National Preserve near Joaquin Mesa in Los Alamos, N.M. on June 21, 2023. The USDA report predicts that over time, forests will not be able to hold onto as much carbon and that absorption ability will continue to plateau.
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Trees inside the Valles Caldera National Preserve near Joaquin Mesa in Los Alamos, N.M. on June 21, 2023. The USDA report predicts that over time, forests will not be able to hold onto as much carbon and that absorption ability will continue to plateau.

New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that trees are losing their ability to absorb carbon, which could worsen global warming in the future.

New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that trees are losing their ability to absorb carbon, which could worsen global warming in the future.

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