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Water World.(The Technologist; CLIMATE)(Brief article)

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Byline: Nick Hayes

The forecast just seems to get gloomier. Climate change may dramatically increase the risk of flooding across the globe, even far from shorelines, say scientists in the journal Nature. The reason: plants won't soak up as much moisture in a world with more greenhouse pollution. When plants are exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide, holes in their leaves, called stomata, react by getting smaller. The trouble is, smaller stomata also reduce the ...

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