News Headline
Australian trees 'sweat' to survive extreme heatwaves, researchers reveal
Source
Guardian (Australia)
Publication Date
2018-01-31
Australian researchers growing trees in climate change conditions have found the leaves “sweat” to survive extreme heatwaves. The year-long experiment showed that trees continue to release water through their leaves as an evaporative cooling system during periods of extreme heat, despite the carbon-fixing process of photosynthesis grinding to a halt.