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		drewm1980 on May 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nearly all of the Western USA is in drought and it... That is actually the traditional way to evaporate as much water as possible, not to save it. Trees have a lot of surface area.

SuoDuanDao on May 4, 2022 [–]

Not all the sunlight hitting a tree is converted into heat. Rainforests don't run out of water despite the presence of trees along their watercourses.

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