Australian Rainforests No Longer A Carbon Sink: Study

Source: International Business Times

Rainforests in Australia's northern tropics are no longer acting as net carbon sinks, according to new research. AFP Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start leaking more carbon dioxide than they absorb, scientists said Thursday as they linked the worrying trend to climate change. The world's rainforests are typically thought of as crucial "carbon sinks" -- sucking huge quantities of planet-heating emissions from the atmosphere.