US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT - It’s a simple and common prescription for global warming and fire suppression: Plant more trees.
But where they’re planted makes a real difference, new research shows.
"Our study found more cooling from planting in warm, wet regions, where trees grow year-round," study first author James Gomez, a graduate student at UC Riverside, said in a news release. "Tropical trees not only pull carbon dioxide from the air, they also cool while releasing water vapor."
His team recently reported its findings in the journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.