Why forests may be a thinner carbon safety net than we hoped
ByTatum Fry
2 hours agoUpdated: July 24, 2026, 6:11 am EDTPublished: July 24, 2026, 5:56 am EDT

Trees keep absorbing carbon after they stop growing, a new Columbia oak study finds, but that carbon only stays locked away when it becomes wood, so forests may store less than climate models predict. Watch to see what happens to that excess carbon.

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