Purdue News Article

As world warms, vegetation changes may influence extreme weather


WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University climatologist has found that vegetation can significantly affect extreme weather, a discovery that could add a new piece to the global warming puzzle.
Noah S. Diffenbaugh has found that extreme weather events, such as storms and heat waves, can vary substantially in frequency and severity in a region depending on how vegetation responds to global warming. (Full Article)