Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

Record heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphere

Significant Carbon Sinks Could Be Gone for a Second Consecutive Year

The vegetation in Chapada das Mesas National Park, Brazil, struggles to capture atmospheric CO₂. Pulsar Images/Alamy A preliminary analysis has revealed that the extreme heat and rainfall of 2024—the hottest and wettest year recorded—now emits as much carbon dioxide as land ecosystems can mitigate. This marks the second consecutive year where land carbon sinks have [...] The post Significant Carbon Sinks Could Be Gone for a Second Consecutive Ye…