Ecosystems on land take up roughly a quarter of the carbon emitted through fossil fuel use, but a global analysis of carbon flux measurements indicates that the increase in photosynthetic uptake by drylands is slowing, thereby limiting their potential to mitigate climate change.
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Koren, G. Little moisture and little appetite.
Nat. Geosci. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-01948-9
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