Scientists Discover Tons of Missing Carbon in the Atmosphere

Scientists have discovered a billion tons of missing carbon by conducting an international collaboration and using small planes to collect air samples at different altitudes. They found that big storms and winds in the atmosphere move carbon around more than previously thought. The missing carbon, which was expected to be in the boreal forest, actually gets spread and mixed with the rest of the atmosphere, potentially reaching tropical forests thousands of miles away. It's now known that intact tropical forests are crucial carbon sinks.