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Forests reaching carbon saturation point

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The ability of Europe's aging forests to absorb carbon dioxide is heading towards saturation point, threatening one of the main defences against global warming, a new study shows.

Forests from Spain to Sweden are getting older, packed with trees less good at soaking up the emissions blamed for rising world temperatures, mounting sea levels and increasing numbers of heatwaves and floods, experts warn.

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