Potential To Amass More Carbon In Eastern North American Forests

Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 09:14 in Earth & Climate

With climate change looming, the hunt for places that can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is on. Obvious "sinks" for the greenhouse gas include the oceans and the enormous trees of tropical rainforests. But temperate forests also play a role, and new research now suggests they can store more carbon than previously thought.

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