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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
(Guardian UK) The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time.
The emissions amount to a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, according to a study. The giant forest had previously been a carbon sink, absorbing the emissions driving the climate crisis, but is now causing its acceleration, researchers said.
Most of the emissions are caused by fires, many deliberately set to clear land for beef and soy production. But even without fires, hotter temperatures and droughts mean the south-eastern Amazon has become a source of CO2, rather than a sink.
Growing trees and plants have taken up about a quarter of all fossil fuel emissions since 1960, with the Amazon playing a major role as the largest tropical forest. Losing the Amazons power to capture CO2 is a stark warning that slashing emissions from fossil fuels is more urgent than ever, scientists said. ...........(more)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/14/amazon-rainforest-now-emitting-more-co2-than-it-absorbs
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Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs (Original Post)
marmar
Jul 2021
OP
There goes the next big tipping point. Of course the region will become carbon neutral when...
Binkie The Clown
Jul 2021
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roamer65
(36,745 posts)1. We need population reduction soon.
Time is running out.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)2. Republicans are trying!
It sure seems like their main motivation is killing more people, anyway.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)3. Yep.
Since they dont believe in abortion or birth control, they prefer to use things like gun violence, nuclear war and biological agents.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)4. They need babies for the next generation...
... of low-wage earners to serve their corporate interests.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)5. There won't be many generations left soon.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)6. It's definitely looking bleak!
By the way, I was kidding earlier. I doubt Republicans can plan that far in advance, actually.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)7. That is completely correct.
Nihilists cannot plan.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)8. There goes the next big tipping point. Of course the region will become carbon neutral when...
...it becomes the Amazon desert.