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Columbia Climate School

More Rain

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Land at the northern edge of Africa's Sahel could become more suitable for farming if sulfur emissions in the United States continue to rapidly decline, says a new study. Here, farmers near Segou, Mali, plant maize at the start of the rainy season.

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Francesco Fiondella/International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University

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