Boreal forests are losing their carbon-storing abilities as fires become more frequent
As fires burn more frequently, more of the old carbon they store goes up in flames. And the forests that return aren't as good at sequestering carbon.
September 11, 2019
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For millennia, the North’s boreal forests have sucked carbon dioxide from the air, reducing the greenhouse gas layer enveloping the planet.
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