New Research Blows Climate Science Wide Open THE world’s great
forests have long been recognised as the lungs of the earth, but
the science establishment has been rocked by claims that trees
may also be the heart of its climate. Not only do trees fix
carbon and produce oxygen; a new and controversial paper says
they collectively unleash forces powerful enough to drive global
wind patterns and are a core feature in the circulation of the
climate system. If the theory proves correct, the peer-reviewed
international paper co-authored by Australian scientist Douglas
Sheil will overturn two centuries of conventional wisdom about
what makes wind. And it will undermine key principles of every
model on which climate predictions are based. Australian
scientist Douglas Sheil could turn accepted wisdom on its head
with the theories set out in the paper ‘Where do winds come
from?’ Picture: Vanessa Hunter Source: The Australian The paper,
Where do winds come from? A new theory on how water vapour
condensation influences a