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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 06/09/2025 00:34 EDT

Scientists Show Reforestation Helps Cool the Planet Even More Than Thought

"Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics," according to a recent announcement from the University of California, Riverside.

In a new modeling study published in Communications Earth & Environment, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, showed that restoring forests to their preindustrial extent could lower global average temperatures by 0.34 degrees Celsius. That is roughly one-quarter of the warming the Earth has.

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