Gizmodo.com July 10, 2026 • 14:10

Trees May Not Slow Climate Change as Much as Scientists Thought - Gizmodo

By Matthew Phelan

Trees May Not Slow Climate Change as Much as Scientists Thought - Gizmodo

Researchers in the United States, Europe, and Argentina have discovered that some trees stop growing in the heat of summer—a find that could upend current climate models.

Ecologists and climate researchers have sometimesĀ called it natural geoengineering. The idea is elegant in its simplicity: A forest can store anywhere from 10 to 1,000 tons of carbon per hectare (i.e… [+4259 chars]

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