Tropical forests help cool the whole planet

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Global loss in tropical forests is accelerating climate change, leading to an increase in hot, dry summers far beyond the tropics themselves, according to a recent study.

Forest canopies keep the ground below from absorbing solar heat, while the clouds they release do the same for entire regions, the researchers found.

Altogether, they calculated that without tropical forests, the Earth would already be past the key 1.5 Celsius degrees (2.7 Fahrenheit) of warming beyond which the worst climate impacts are anticipated.

"If we lose these forests, we will get there 10 years faster," said lead author Deborah Lawrence of the University of Virginia.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/equilibrium-sustainability-tropical-forests-help-cool-the-whole-planet/ar-AAVsGIy