Germany’s Forests Become Carbon Source After Years of Damage
- Drought and storms have destroyed and weakened trees
- German woodland holds less carbon than 2017, survey shows
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For the first time in decades, German forests have become a source of carbon rather than a sink.
A large-scale government survey, which collected data throughout 2022 and was released Tuesday, showed that drought, storms and bark beetle infestations have caused so much damage that the nation’s forests now release more carbon than they absorb.