147K views · 994 shares | The Amazon rainforest is the “Lungs of the...

In the #Amazon, old giants are quietly growing bigger. Amid climate change, mining, fires, and deforestation, a new study shows that the average tree size is increasing 3.3% per decade, as trees convert atmospheric CO₂ into thicker trunks, broader branches, and deeper roots. This unexpected growth suggests the great forest could be more resilient to climate change than previously feared. However, the findings apply only to undisturbed old-growth forest, which is increasingly threatened by fires

In 2018, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has hit its highest rate in a decade. And the recent election of Jair Bolsonaro has NGOs and scientists even more worried... | Brut nature