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Extensive, mature forest cover can mitigate the impact of severe heat waves, droughts and other weather extremes over large regions, according to new research. While this might seem intuitive, a new modeling study by a climate science research team has quantified how historical conversion of native forests to cropland has influenced the frequency of hot and dry summers in the mid-latitudes of the United States and Europe. [Source: NOAA Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research]
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