CO2 helps rainforests grow faster: Study shows trees absorb more greenhouse gas than expected

Daily Mail ^ | December 30, 2014 | Richard Gray

[grundle]

Full title: Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster: Study shows trees absorb more greenhouse gas than expected

Tropical forests are growing faster than scientists thought due to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

A Nasa-led study has found that tropical forests are absorbing 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year as they photosynthesise and grow.

And this is far more than is absorbed by the vast areas of boreal forest that encircle the Arctic.

As emissions add more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, forests worldwide are using it to grow faster.

[Shady]

And grasslands actually absorb more CI2 than forests...

[newfreep]

I always reply to the CO2/Globull Warming kooks that if they truly believed their own rhetoric, they should stop exhaling CO2 and take personal responsibility.

[P.O.E.]

Surprise!

[samtheman]

Regarding the whole threat of AGW that we've altered the entire global economy to prevent:

nevermind

[RoosterRedux]

Rainforests to Obama: “I can’t breathe! Need more CO2.”

[RC one]

I used to throw it out there too. it never seemed to go anywhere. We’ll see what happens with this but I’m confident that there’s only one media outlet that will have a word to say about it. The rest of them will double down on the BS.