When trees get too hot, energy production in their leaves breaks down
Climate change is already making a small proportion of tropical tree leaves so hot that their photosynthetic machinery bakes and breaks, according to new research.
Another reason for concern, Pau says, is that tropical forests are crucial for carbon storage and biodiversity—and they’re already plenty threatened by deforestation. If enough leaves on a tree die, so will the tree itself, which means rising temperatures could chip away at these forests. Next, the researchers turned to data gathered by the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station , a sensor that is mounted on the outside of the International Space Station and began work in 2018. The scientists used data running through 2020 and hope to revisit this research with newer information.
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