Scientists study the effects of climate change on Puerto Rican forest

Did you know that there is a tropical rainforest in the United States?  It's in Puerto Rico—the El Yunque National Forest—and Michigan Technological University researchers are joining U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Geological Survey scientists there to get a handle on the impact that climate change—particularly warming—is likely to have on the tropical forests of the world.

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