Earth's oceans and other ecosystems still absorbing about half the greenhouse gases emitted by people
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 14:00
in Earth & Climate
Earth's oceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities, even as those emissions have increased, according to a new study. The scientists analyzed 50 years of global carbon dioxide measurements and found that the processes by which the planet's oceans and ecosystems absorb the greenhouse gas are not yet at capacity.