Imagine your forest like a big sponge. Trees drink up carbon dioxide from the air when they grow, and store it in their trunks, leaves, and roots, kind of like how you save money in a piggy bank. But if forests are cut down or burned, that stored carbon goes back into the air as carbon dioxide, making the planet warmer. That’s why forests help fight climate change!
Examples
- Imagine your tree as a piggy bank, every year it stores more money (or carbon) in its trunk.
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See also
- Why Do Forests Act Like a Giant Lung?
- Why Do Forests Act Like Big Green Lungs?
- Why Do Forests Absorb More CO₂ at Night?
- How Do Forests Help the Planet Breathe?
- How do carbon offset programs claim to fight climate change?