Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops

Photo credit: De Agostini Editorial via Getty Images. Article by Katie Myers. Grist – August 28, 2023.

Around the world, leaves play a critical central role in staving off the worst impacts of climate change. Their ability to trap CO2 and combine it with water and sunlight to make food and oxygen is a critical part of what keeps life on Earth going. But according to a new study published in Nature, some tropical forests — including the Amazon rainforest — could become too hot for leaves to photosynthesize. […]

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