Say what now?
I realize this could be just a metaphor. A journalist groping for a more interesting way of saying something – but wouldn’t you assume that plants “losing their appetite” are somehow absorbing less carbon dioxide?
Nope. After admitting that carbon dioxide and warmer weather was awesome for trees for a while, globular warmening means they’re absorbing less CO2 because “wildfires, drought, storms, floods, the spread of new pests and diseases and plant heat stress.”
In other words, trees absorb less when they’ve been destroyed. Someone once suggested we start a science magazine called Duh.
It’s the Guardian, obviously. Someone posted the headline on X without including a link and I went looking for it. Was not at all surprised to find it in that cesspit.
I always go looking for the article now. Too many people post sexy, sexy headlines and the article is ten years old, misquoted or nowhere to be found.
February 26, 2025 — 7:52 pm
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