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Environment & Energy

OKIsItJustMe

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2. Further down in the press release...

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 12:56 PM

Friday

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A projected rise of three degrees Celsius by 2080 could reduce tree density in these forests by 24 per cent. Making up for this carbon loss would require establishing hundreds of thousands of hectares of new forests.

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That is extremely discouraging.

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Heat-stressed Australian forests are thinning fast, producing carbon emissions [View all] OKIsItJustMe Friday OP

Very discouraging Bayard Friday #1

Further down in the press release... OKIsItJustMe Friday #2

Humans can chop down a tree in 10 minutes, Bayard Friday #3