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Rainforests may pump winds worldwide [1]

Without forests to pump moisture around the planet, would the continents turn to desert? A new theory suggests they might.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2009
Fred Pearce [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Tags:
Deserts [4], Desert Spread [5], Tropical Forests [6], Afforestation [7], Atmosphere And Ozone Layer [8], Atmosphere [9], Climate Change [10], Rainfall Pattern [11], Rainfall [12]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/rainforests-may-pump-winds-worldwide
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/fred-pearce
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deserts
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/desert-spread
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-and-ozone-layer
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall