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This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.

Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.

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Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by hanrahan@slrpnk.net to c/collapse@lemm.ee

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In 2023, the hottest year ever recorded, preliminary findings by an international team of researchers show the amount of carbon absorbed by land has temporarily collapsed. The final result was that forest, plants and soil – as a net category – absorbed almost no carbon.

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[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

I don't know how any of this works so this is going to sound stupid and it probably is, but anecdotally the shrubs and trees in my garden just simply failed to grow this year. They put out the leaves from the over winter buds and then just sat there doing nothing until early September a half-hearted start at some new growth before it got cold again. Very slow year all around in spite of the weather not seeming super different. Probably not the same thing, but in my mind this demonstrates how a nice green landscape might look ok but just not be doing it's job for inscrutable reasons.

[–] maketotaldestr0i@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

with higher temps , it isnt a mystery how. it drives bacteria and fungi metabolic rates and activity they eat carbon and fart it out. plain simple and predicted decades ago

[–] NormalerHamster@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Uh oh