Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation

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Jul 28, 2026, 1:20 pm77 ptsTrending
The tropics cover less than one-third of Earth's surface but are home to more than half of all known species. Forests, savannas, grasslands and deserts: A vast array of environments stretches along the planet's equatorial belt. This diversity, however, is not static. It is the result of millions of years of…

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