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5:46 PM, March 14 2021 GMT
A new study has found that the Amazon rainforest could now be emitting more greenhouse gases than it absorbs.
The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, looked at numerous factors within the Amazon, including deforestation, fires and the weathers, and concluded that greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, are being emitted in the Amazon basin offset and now most likely exceed the area s ability to soak up the emissions.
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It is the first study to take a broad look at the effects of both human and natural activities that could contribute to climate change, as well as all greenhouse gasses and not just CO2.