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Forests don’t just absorb CO2 — they also take up methane (www.nature.com)
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[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 month ago

Huh...

It's almost as if forests have evolved to be part of a complex system...

Almost as if there was an entire era in the history of the Earth that was dominated by plant growth and evolution, potentially even directly in response to the existence of an atmosphere notably rich in carbon compounds...

[-] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

New "if a tree falls" variant just dropped:

If a cow burps in the forest, does the planet feel it?

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