Aa Aa Aa Tropical forests are highly diverse ecosystems located ... than 12% of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (van der Werf et al. 2009). Although large areas of tropical forest have ...

Scientists just found evidence that Antarctica was a rainforest when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Some 90 million years ago, ...

For example, removing trees in tropical regions can reduce rainfall because it changes the way water vapor forms over the forest canopy. Healthy forests help minimize extreme weather by regulating ...