Words Of Wisdom on 10 December 2007
| Parokki said: I remember reading that the climatic balance of a good deal of southern North America got turned upside down when settlers came and turned huge expanses of woodlands into farmland. Is there any truth in this? |
Yes and no. The cutting down of woodlands for farmlands did increase the ground's water supply which in turn enlarged any nearby aquifers but resulted in no largescale climactic changes. Indeed, any rumors you hear of such changes likely find their origins with the Native American culture which blamed the settlers when their rain dances failed, their hunting season was poor, and pretty much everything else.
