Tuesday, 30 December 2014

NASA Finds Good News on Forests and Carbon Dioxide

Image of a tropical forest



A NASA-led study suggests that tropical forests absorb more carbon dioxide than scientists thought. That means, if left undisturbed, the tropical trees should be able to continue reducing the rate of global warming.










from News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-442&rn=news.xml&rst=4424

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