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Will More Trees Cause More Rain?

A recent study has found that planting trees in areas where there have previously been no trees can reduce the effect of climate change by reducing temperatures and increasing rainfall.

  • Africa:   Will More Trees Cause More Rain?

    UNIRIN, 8 February 2013

    It is commonly believed that destroying trees will influence the climate of a region. But scientific evidence to support that deforestation and afforestation influence local… Read more »

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Reforestation campaign in Burkina Faso (file photo).

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