He’s also author of “The Doomsday Book.”+++RALEIGH – In last week’s column we discussed the massive risk that the Thwaites glacier presents for the global human population. If the Amazon rainforest collapses, it will release hundreds of gigatons of new carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Understanding Earth’s RainforestsAlthough few of us have been there, chances are that we have all heard of the Amazon rainforest. The majority of the Amazon rainforest exists in Brazil, but it also stretches into Bolivia, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela, etc. When a tree burns or decays, most of this carbon turns into carbon dioxide and ends up in the atmosphere.

Source: CNN April 08, 2022 11:34 UTC