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Clouds plus trees equals cooler climes at mid-latitudes

Planting forests outside the tropics can sequester carbon and counteract global warming.
Pine trees silhouetted against an evening sky filled with white fluffy clouds.

Clouds above temperate forests can help to reduce local temperatures. Credit: Johner Images/Alamy

Planting trees in the zone between the tropics and the poles creates more clouds, which help to cool the planet.

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Nature 596, 320 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02185-3

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