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Tropical deforestation could disrupt rainfall globally
2014-12-18 18:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Large-scale deforestation in the tropics could drive significant and widespread shifts in rainfall distribution and temperatures, potentially affecting agriculture both locally and far from where forest loss is occurring, concludes a study published today in Nature Climate Change. The research, authored by Deborah Lawrence and Karen Vandecar of the University of Virginia, is based on a review of several studies that measured and modeled the impacts of tropical forest clearance in different geographies...
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