Research warns two degree rise will halve rainforest "carbon sink"

James S Murray
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New study warns that even "safe" level of global warming will lead to huge increase in rainforest mortality rates

The impact of global warming on tropical rainforests will be so severe that even increases in temperature that are widely regarded as "safe" could raise tree mortality rates to such a level that almost...

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