Compare and contrast: Trees That Have Never Known Plentiful Rainfall Better Prepared for Drought
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When faced with a severe drop in rainfall, trees change in ways that allow them to better cope with future droughts. They develop smaller, hardier cells and grow deeper roots to soak up scarce moisture. Their leaves shift away from harvesting sunlight and toward storing water. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Drought.