Sunday, November 04, 2007

Forests losing the ability to absorb man-made carbon

Scientists fear there may soon come a point when the amount of carbon dioxide released from the northern forests as a result of forest fires and the drying out of the soil will exceed the amount that is absorbed during the annual growth of the trees. Such a prospect would make it more difficult to control global warming because northern forests are seen as a key element in the overall equations to mitigate the effect of man-made CO2 emissions.

1 comment:

Tony F. said...

Were I a tree, I would stop trying to save man's ass too.