Bronze Age deforestation changed Europe's climate - Nature.com
Bronze Age deforestation changed Europe’s climate
- RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
A logging road in Romania. Tree cutting by farmers in Europe millennia ago led to higher temperatures, models suggest. Credit: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02525-5
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