Oh dear, oh dear. What are we to do? According to the GW/CC crowd the rainforests are the "lungs" of the world and must be protected for the good of us all. But, otoh, CO2 emissions are just a terrible thing and are gonna kill us all. Oh dear.

"Tropical forests are growing faster than scientists thought due to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

A Nasa-led study has found that tropical forests are absorbing 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year as they photosynthesise and grow.

And this is far more than is absorbed by the vast areas of boreal forest that encircle the Arctic.

The researchers claim their findings show that rainforests like the Amazon are essential for soaking up excess greenhouse gases, and play a far greater role than had been previously realised.

Dr David Schimel, a researcher at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, who led the study, said: 'This is good news, because uptake in boreal forests is already slowing, while tropical forests may continue to take up carbon for many years.'"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...s-expected.html

I thought we knew this?

Agreed, Algernon. I taught science many years ago, but I can only imagine what they teach now.