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Earth's Plant Life Keeping Planet from Getting Warmer
Earth is being kept cooler by its plant life, especially during the past six decades, in which the enhanced growth of leafy greens has slowed the planet's transition to warmer temperatures, according to a Princeton University-led study, which is the first to specify the extent to which plants have prevented climate change since pre-industrial times.
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