The Amazon Rainforest Now Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Absorbs
www.smithsonianmag.com
Climate change and deforestation have transformed the ecosystem into a net source of planet-warming gases instead of a carbon sink
  • micnd90 [he/him,any]
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    4 years ago

    "The amazon rainforest" as a subject as if suddenly the trees just decide to reverse photosynthesis and emit CO2.

    or...

    "Humans" who cut down and burn trees cause a particular patch of land that used to be rainforest, a net carbon sink to become a net carbon source

    P.S. some of my best friends are humans

    • Oso_Rojo [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      The media really does an incredible job twisting language into a pretzel to avoid ever placing the blame where it belongs. It's like the pod says, the atom of propaganda is the emphasis, not the lie :the-podcast:

    • Quimby [any, any]
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      4 years ago

      some of my best friends are humans

      :gulag:

  • p_sharikov [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I had to stop reading climate news months ago because it was having a non-negligible impact on my mental health. Just really bleak stuff.

  • pppp1000 [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Bolsonaro is going to read this and say that he was right and ramp up the destruction of Amazon

    • Quimby [any, any]
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      4 years ago

      don't do that, comrade. if you need things to help cope, I get it. but cigs are a bad choice because they're so addictive. better to choose something where you keep the freedom to change your mind later.