2026-09-27 15:24 UTC
Do not take land carbon uptake for granted.
Early projections indicated that terrestrial ecosystems could sequester as much as 37 GtCO₂/year or emit as much as 22 GtCO₂/year over the 21st century.
Friedlingstein et al. (2014). "Uncertainties in CMIP5 Climate Projections due to Carbon Cycle Feedbacks" https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00579.1
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@maugendre@mas.to 2026-09-27 15:26
"Natural disturbances, including fire, windthrow, drought and bark beetle outbreaks, have increased across Europe’s forests in response to climate change" Senf, C. et al. (2018). "Canopy mortality has doubled in Europe’s temperate forests over the last three decades" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07539-6