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A new study disproves a widely accepted hypothesis about the climate benefits of growing forests in semi-arid places. The problem comes down to the color green.

But what if putting a new tree in the ground actually helps fuel global warming? In arid, naturally treeless parts of the world, that often appears to be the case, according to new research.

Read more at When planting a tree can actually fuel global warming