Agricultural Methods Of Early Civilizations May Have Altered Global Climate

Monday, August 17, 2009 - 07:21 in Earth & Climate

Massive burning of forests for agriculture thousands of years ago may have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide enough to alter global climate and usher in a warming trend that continues today, according to a new study in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews.

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