In the struggle against global warming, the Amazon rain forest may be about to switch sides.
GAS STATION The Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia has erected towers in the Brazilian rain forest up to 65 meters high to measure carbon dioxide absorption and emissions. Scott Saleska
Its dense vegetation has long helped cool the planet by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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