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158 Big Trees in Amazon More Climate-Resistant Than Previously Believed

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/26/2025 12:02 EDT

Big Trees in Amazon More Climate-Resistant Than Previously Believed

The biggest trees in the Amazon are growing larger and more numerous, according to a new study that shows how an intact rainforest can help draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it in bark, trunk, branch and root. From a report: Scientists said the paper, published in Nature Plants on Thursday, was welcome confirmation that big trees are proving more climate resilient than previously believed, and undisturbed tropical vegetation continues to act as an effective carbon sink despite rising t

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