Rainforests. How do trees make it rain?
Earth and Leaf Editorial - How do Trees Make it Rain?
Well, they are called rainforests. How do trees make it rain? It is important that everyone understands how this works. We must grow more trees, we must rehabilitate rainforest.
How do Trees make it Rain ?
Rainforests are often described as the lungs of the Earth but they also perform another extraordinary function that receives far less attention.
Through their roots, trees draw vast quantities of water from the soil – acting like giant natural pumps – which travel up the trunk and into the leaves. As the tree breathes, tiny pores on the surface known as stomata then release it into the atmosphere as a vapour through a process called transpiration.
Across an entire forest, billions of trees collectively release enormous amounts of moisture into the air every day. But individual isolated trees also play a vital part – albeit on a much tinier scale.
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