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News Release 07-071
Northern Forests Less Effective Than Tropical Forests in Reducing Global Warming
Scientists close in on missing carbon sink
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![Northern forests play a smaller role in offsetting global warming than previously thought.](/news/mmg/media/images/carboncycle_f.jpg)
Northern forests play a smaller role in offsetting global warming than previously thought.
Credit: NCAR
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