Mushrooms don’t just scatter life across the forest floor. Their spores can rise high into the sky, acting like tiny particles that help water vapor condense. These microscopic seeds of ice can trigger cloud formation, and even rainfall.

This discovery reveals fungi as silent architects of our climate, linking forests to the global water cycle. If forests help summon their own rain, conserving them isn’t just about biodiversity—it’s about weather itself.

Sources:
• Hassett, M. O., et al. (2015). Fungal aerobiology: a missing piece of the puzzle for atmospheric science. Atmospheric Environment, 115, 257–266.
• Morris, C. E., et al. (2014). Bioprecipitation: a feedback cycle linking earth history, ecosystem dynamics and land use through biological ice nucleators in the atmosphere. Global Change Biology, 20(2), 341–351.
• National Geographic. (2019). Mushrooms may help make it rain. www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mushroo…

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