Global biogeochemical models and OCO-based flux inversions show a record low global net land sink in 2023. A new study by Ke et al. indicates that record temperatures in 2023 had a strong negative impact on the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Read the article: Low latency carbon budget analysis reveals a large decline of the land carbon sink in 2023 >
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