Australia’s rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists

SYDNEY — Australia’s tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found.Rainforests are usuallySYDNEY — Australia’s tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found.Rainforests are usually