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If a tree falls in Brazil...? Amazon deforestation could mean droughts for western U.S.
Description: Researchers report that the total deforestation of the Amazon may significantly reduce rain and snowfall in the western United States, resulting in water and food shortages, and a greater risk of forest fires. Previous research has shown that deforestation will likely produce dry air over the Amazon. Using high-resolution climate simulations, the researchers are the first to find that the atmosphere's normal weather-moving mechanics would create a ripple effect that would move that dry air directly over the western United States from December to February. [Source: Princeton University]
URL: http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S38/31/66M12/index.xml?section=topstories
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Source: Princeton University
Publish Date: 11/7/2013
Reading Level: Basic
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