Amazon River carbon dioxide emissions nearly balance terrestrial uptake
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 17:31
in Earth & Climate
New research in Brazil has found that rivers in the Amazon emit far more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously estimated, suggesting that the Amazon Basin is closer to net carbon neutral. The results increase the most recent global estimates of CO2 emissions from rivers and lakes by almost 50 percent, with potentially huge implications for global climate policy.