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Climate Change Surprise: Trees Remove Methane From the Air


New research reveals that tree bark microbes absorb significant amounts of methane, increasing the climate benefit of trees by about 10%. This finding underscores the importance of trees in mitigating climate change and supports tree planting and forest conservation as key strategies in global metha

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