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Dark boreal forests of Canada absorb enough heat to cancel up to a 5th of their climate benefit, scientists warn

Dark boreal forests of Canada absorb enough heat to cancel up to a 5th of their climate benefit, scientists warnWorldPing

Dense evergreen plantations in Canada's boreal forest absorb so much winter sunlight that the resulting surface warming can offset 6% to 20% of the climate benefit they are credited with.

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