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Dead trees keep surprisingly large amounts of carbon out of atmosphere

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91 points PaulHoule | 2 comments | 14 Apr 25 14:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bpodgursky ◴[14 Apr 25 14:37 UTC] No.43681801[source]▶
Interestingly earthworms went extinct in most of north america after the last ice age, and their re-introduction in 1500+ means they are making their way through organic matter in Canada's boreal forests that were previously sequestering large amounts of carbon. No way to roll it back though.

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/stories/simply-science/e...

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1. Graziano_M ◴[14 Apr 25 15:50 UTC] No.43682649[source]▶
worms armageddon
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2. Calwestjobs ◴[14 Apr 25 16:05 UTC] No.43682824[source]▶
who would thought that one worm can emit as much co2/methane emissions as a sheep launcher...