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Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit on some summer days, Munich study shows

Munich data show trees can outweigh traffic CO₂ on some summer days, yet yearly vegetation offsets stay near 2%; grasslands often remain net emitters because soil respiration exceeds uptake citywide.

Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit on some summer days, Munich study shows

CFC replacements cause vast ‘forever chemical’ pollution – new research

CFC replacements helped heal the ozone layer, but many degrade into trifluoroacetic acid, a persistent forever chemical now accumulating globally, exposing the environmental costs of one technological fix for another.

CFC replacements cause vast ‘forever chemical’ pollution – new research

Climate change is altering Saharan dust – and Europe is downwind

Rising heat, drier soils, and shifting winds may send more Saharan dust toward Europe, worsening air quality and stressing farming and solar energy, even as some ecosystems receive nutrients regionally.

Climate change is altering Saharan dust – and Europe is downwind