Trees are like little weather makers. In the morning, they take in water and release it into the air as vapor, this is called evaporation. When trees do that a lot, they make the air around them cooler. At night, trees give off heat they stored during the day, keeping things warm. This is how forests can change the temperature of nearby areas, just like a giant, living blanket.
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- A forest in the summer feels cooler than a desert nearby because trees make the air more humid and release water vapor into the air.
- At night, when you walk through a forest after it rained, the ground still feels warm, that’s heat from the trees coming back out.
- Trees near your house can change how quickly it gets cold during winter nights.
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See also
- How Do Forests Influence the Climate?
- How Do Weather Patterns Affect Crops?
- How Do Volcanoes Influence the Climate?
- What Causes ‘Glaciers’ and How Do They Shape the Earth?
- How Does the Ocean Currents Affect Climate?
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