For all of the tree-huggers’ talk about wanting to save the rainforest, you’d think they’d be all for increasing carbon emissions to feed all the plant life. But instead, we’re told that carbon emissions will heat up the
For all of the tree-huggers’ talk about wanting to save the rainforest, you’d think they’d be all for increasing carbon emissions to feed all the plant life. But instead, we’re told that carbon emissions will heat up the world, melt all the ice and flood all the land, wiping out the human race. So far, that hasn’t quite happened yet, but what has happened is that apparently rainforests are sucking tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, causing them to grow more rapidly than before. The Daily Mail reported on the NASA study:
Tropical forests are growing faster than scientists thought due to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
A Nasa-led study has found that tropical forests are absorbing 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year as they photosynthesize and grow.
And this is far more than is absorbed by the vast areas of boreal forest that encircle the Arctic.
The researchers claim their findings show that rainforests like the Amazon are essential for soaking up excess greenhouse gases, and play a far greater role than had been previously realized.
Dr David Schimel, a researcher a