‘Tree farts’ contribute about a fifth of greenhouse gases from ghost forests
The findings are helping researchers get a detailed accounting of the planet’s carbon budget
![tree trunks in shallow water](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/051721_mt_tree-farts_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Ghost forests (one pictured in North Carolina) are coastal woodlands drowned by sea level rise. These arboreal cemeteries emit greenhouse gases from their soils and dead trees.
M. Ardón