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Without water, forests lose their ability to absorb CO₂

Source: Phys.org · Published 28 Sept 2026, 19:20

To survive periods of drought, trees halt photosynthesis, a highly water-intensive process. For every molecule of CO₂ absorbed by a tree leaf, an average of around 400 water molecules are released.…

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