Scientists find ozone causes forests to use more water, reducing availability in the Southeast

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 11:02 in Earth & Climate

U.S. Forest Service and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) scientists have found that rising levels of ozone, a greenhouse gas, may amplify the impacts of higher temperatures and reduce streamflow from forests to rivers, streams, and other water bodies. Such effects could potentially reduce water supplies available to support forest ecosystems and people in the southeastern United States.

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