Colorado's forest now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, CSU researchers discover.

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Colorado's forest now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, CSU researchers discover.

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According to data reviewed and analyzed by Colorado State University researchers, Colorado's forest as a collective is now emitting more carbon into the atmosphere than it is absorbing. Data collected between 2002 and 2019 showed the number of carbon sources outnumbered the number of carbon sinks in Colorado's forest.

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Pivo wrote: Feb 12 2025 12:41 pm According to data reviewed and analyzed by Colorado State University researchers, Colorado's forest as a collective is now emitting more carbon into the atmosphere than it is absorbing. Data collected between 2002 and 2019 showed the number of carbon sources outnumbered the number of carbon sinks in Colorado's forest.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/c ... er/CBSNews
The increasing acres of fire due to the combination of beetle kill and drought surely aren't helping.
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