Green Is Cool, But US Land Changes Generally Are Not
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 13:21
in Earth & Climate
Most land use changes occurring in the continental US result in raised regional surface temperatures, according to new research. The study found that almost any change that makes land cover less "green" contributes to warming. A perhaps less intuitive finding is that conversion of any land to agricultural use results in cooling, even land that was previously forested.