Hot Air
Submitted by magiamma on Thu, 11/15/2018 - 5:00am
Something to keep in mind…
For every square yard of forest,
27 square yards of leaves and needles blanket the crowns.
…
In addition, each summer, trees use up to 8,500 cubic yards of water per square mile,
which they release into the air through transpiration.
This water vapor creates new clouds that travel farther inland to release their rain.
…
This water pump works so well that the
downpours in some large areas of the world, such as the Amazon Basin,
are almost
as heavy thousands of miles inland as they are on the coast.
…
the whole process breaks down if coastal forests are cleared.
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The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
