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LiveScience: Western forests could be facing a 100-year drought, turning to scrubland by the end of the century – and taking their ability to soak up carbon with them, according to a new study.
The new research, published in Nature Geoscience July 29, suggests the western evergreen forests, which cover an area from southern Canada to northern Mexico, took up a lot less carbon from the atmosphere during the drought that lasted from 2000-2004. That's normal, and expected. The question is what happens after that.......
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Study: West’s forests could see 100-year drought
Posted by LiveScience: Jesse Emspak on July 31st, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation