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Ancient Forest Discovered in Falklands: Urgent Climate Threats
6/26/2025
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Story summary
- A remarkable discovery in the Falkland Islands has unveiled a hidden forest, preserved for 15 to 30 million years beneath a construction site near Stanley. This ancient ecosystem, once thriving with podocarp conifers and Nothofagus, now faces threats from harsh conditions, prompting urgent concerns about peat erosion and rising greenhouse gas emissions in our changing climate.
