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Published online 25 September 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060925-1
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More plants make more rain
Satellite observations suggest vegetation encourages rainfall in Africa.
More rain makes for more plant growth: that much is obvious. But now a statistical study of satellite images has added weight to the reverse notion: more plants also make for more rain.
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