Study: Forests absorb much more greenhouse gas

According to a new study, forests absorb almost 9 billion tons of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide annually. Implications of this new study show that planting more trees can help a lot more than just replacing ones we cut down. The study shows that the world's forests play a huge role in climate change by essentially vacuuming up CO2 and storing the carbon in wood. This then helps regulate the CO2 concentrations in the air, keeping the earth from overheating. It is pretty universally known that tress absorb CO2 to make oxygen. But until the study, scientist weren't aware of just how big the role forests play. The finding could have big implications on national forest policies worldwide, implying that if the trees go, so do we. Forests untouched by deforestation absorb more than all other northern hemisphere forests combined. Further study is required to discover more about the forest’s CO2 ridding abilities. But this study presents a solution to the greenhouse emission problem. I think that this is very important. Just goes to show that doing something as simple as planting a tree really helps.