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Friday, April 4, 2014

Warming Climate May Spread Drying to a Third of Earth

Warming Climate May Spread Drying to a Third of Earth
New York NY (SPX) Apr 04, 2014 - Increasing heat is expected to extend dry conditions to far more farmland and cities by the end of the century than changes in rainfall alone, says a new study. Much of the concern about future drought under global warming has focused on rainfall projections, but higher evaporation rates may also play an important role as warmer temperatures wring more moisture from the soil, even in some places ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Warming_Climate_May_Spread_Drying_to_a_Third_of_Earth_999.html

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