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Tibetan Plateau absorbing carbon at an "accelerated rate"

Organic carbon levels surge by over 141 percent

 The Qulong copper mine in Tibet, China

The Qulong copper mine in Tibet, China | Credits: Stock

A nationwide "health check" of China's soil has found that organic carbon levels on the Tibetan Plateau have increased by over 141 per cent over the past thirty years, with researchers saying the high-altitude...

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