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   From: darnell@fomoco.com   
      
   On 21 Jan 2026, c186282  posted some   
   news:HqWdnVw1lr2xD-z0nZ2dnZfqn_sAAAAA@giganews.com:   
      
   > https://scitechdaily.com/africas-forests-are-no-longer-absorbing-carbon   
   > -scientists-warn/   
   >   
   > New research suggests that Africa’s forests, long seen as a   
   > powerful buffer against climate change, are now adding carbon   
   > to the atmosphere rather than removing it.   
   >   
   > An international study published in Scientific Reports,   
   > led by scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation   
   > at the Universities of Leicester, Sheffield, and Edinburgh,   
   > found that forests across Africa have shifted from absorbing   
   > carbon dioxide to releasing more carbon than they store.   
   >   
   > . . .   
   >   
   >    Well then, I guess they're worse than useless.   
   >    Better clear cut, make 'em into furniture.   
      
   Burn 'em!  There are plenty of other plants that need to eat.   
      
   Old plants lose their ability to absorb carbon dioxide after a   
   while anyway, some faster than others.   
      
   Nature solves the problem with lighting and forest fires.   
      
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