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'The whole forest has changed': Amazon trees are getting fatter due to rising CO2 in the atmosphere


Tree trunks in the Amazon are getting 3.3% thicker every decade as the plants absorb extra carbon dioxide, suggesting they are more resilient to global warming than previously thought.

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