Climate change means, among other things, that we can’t take *anything* for granted any longer. There is no normal now.
Used to be we would talk about how important it is to keep our tropical forests and other areas of vegetation intact, because they act as carbon sinks, absorbing CO2 from the air during photosynthesis.
But now even this — one of the most basic science facts we learned in high school biology — is in jeopardy.
"Parts of tropical rainforests could get too hot for photosynthesis, study suggests"
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/23/world/tropical-forest-heat-photosynthesis-climate-scn-intl/index.html
#Science #Forest #Trees #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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