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Research above the tree line

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Researchers in Washington state are teaming up with NASA to gain a better understanding of how woodlands absorb carbon from the atmosphere and therefore impact the world's climate.

Peter Bowes was given special access to a crane used for the cutting edge science taking place high above the treetops.

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