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Forests help reduce global warming in more ways than one

There’s more to the effect than the capture of carbon dioxide alone

photo of a green rainforest canopy with the Amazon river in the background

Undulating canopies, such as this one in this Amazon rainforest, are just one forest feature beyond their well-known ability to capture carbon that help trees counter global warming.

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By Nikk Ogasa

- More than 2 years ago

When it comes to cooling the planet, forests have more than one trick up their trees.