Surface-Level Ozone Pollution Set To Reduce Tree Growth 10% By 2100

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 09:35 in Earth & Climate

Modern day concentrations of ground level ozone pollution are decreasing the growth of trees in the northern and temperate mid-latitudes, according to new research. Tree growth, measured in biomass, is already 7% less than the late 1800s, and this is set to increase to a 17% reduction by the end of the century.

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