From BBC Learning English
this is learning English from the news,
our podcast about the news headlines.
In this program, trees are Earth's great defense against climate change.
But last year they failed.
Hello, I'm Georgie.
And I'm Pippa.
In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
so let's hear more about this story.
The Earth's oceans and land take in about half of all human carbon emissions.
This is the planet's natural defense against human made global warming.
But a new study has shown that last year, the hottest year on record, Earth's forests, plants and soil took in almost no carbon from the atmosphere.
Now, this is important because as the Earth heats up, scientists are worried that these natural processes,
which are essential for fighting climate change, aren't working properly.
And we've got a headline that summarizes these concerns.
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year.
Is nature's carbon sink failing?
And that's from the Guardian, a newspaper in the UK.
Okay, let's hear that again.