The Role of Forests In Carbon Capture And Threats To Forests From Global Warming

This article describes the important role of the world's forests and the threat to their existence from global warming. Our forests absorb about 25% of carbon emissions. This is approximately the entire amount of carbon emitted by cars and trucks in the world. The threats to the forests come from insects and diseases that are due to global warming as well as from forest fires and other sources. We may have to update our forecasts on the dangers from global warming if we continue to erode the carbon capture capability of our forests.