Droughts are pushing trees to the limit
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
Southwestern droughts made more severe by warming temperatures are pushing plants up against extremely stressful growing conditions, a new study has found, identifying an increasingly water-thirsty atmosphere as a key force that sucks moisture from plants, drying out the region as temperatures rise in the wake of climate change.
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