September 12, 2023
Trees in the Amazon rainforest release enough moisture into the air to make their own clouds, warming the air and causing a shift in wind patterns. This helps trigger earlier rainy seasons.
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How Can Some Trees Survive for Thousands of Years?
Some of the oldest living things on our remarkable planet are trees. The record holders are bristlecone pines of the western United States, quite a few of which are known to be more than 3,000 years old. One individual, discovered in 2012, is estimated to be more than 5,060 years old, making it the
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