Climate Central: As the climate warms, scientists expect an increase in droughts around the world, causing all sorts of problems for water supplies, agriculture, and energy production. Forests will be affected too, naturally, but a new study released Wednesday in Nature shows just how widespread the effects could be.
After looking at 226 tree species at 81 locations around the world, two dozen experts from around the world have determined that fully 70 percent of trees are likely to suffer if conditions get drier......
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Drought Puts Trees the World Over ‘At the Edge’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 22nd, 2012
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