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Physorg: Deforestation in the rainforests of West Africa reduces rainfall over the rest of the forest, according to new University of Leeds research published in Geophysical Research Letters.
The study shows that changing land use from forest to crop land reduces rainfall over neighbouring trees by around 50% due to changes in the surface temperature which affects the formation of rain clouds.
The authors say the findings have important implications for future decisions about land management in this......
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Deforestation reduces rainfall in Africa
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 19th, 2011
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