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Midwest forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in just 150 years – new animated maps track the changes, revealing lessons for climate projects today

  • Written by Jason McLachlan, Associate Professor of Paleoecology, University of Notre Dame
Midwest forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in just 150 years – new animated maps track the changes, revealing lessons for climate projects todayLiving trees, like these near Traverse City, Michigan, remove carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away.Owen Weber/www.owenweberlive.com via Getty Images

“Plant a tree” seems to be the go-to answer to climate change concerns these days. Booking a rental car online recently, I was asked to check a box to plant a tree to offset my...

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