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Q&A: Heating Up Climate Change Debate
2014-12-20 16:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: Forest clearing can have just as catastrophic an impact on the world's climate as carbon pollution, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed science journal Nature Climate Change. The study finds that deforestation increases global temperatures, causes a decline in average rainfall and a shift in its location, which impacts agriculture. That's something that President Joko Widodo should make note of, say environmentalists. The study, "Effects of Tropical Deforestation on Climate...
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