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Facing severe drought, 'war effort' needed to save the Amazon, says scientist
2014-11-03 05:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Severe droughts in southern Brazil may be linked to deforestation and degradation of Earth's largest rainforest, argues a new report published by a Brazilian scientist. Reviewing data from roughly 200 studies, Antonio Donato Nobre of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) warns that reducing deforestation will not be enough to restore the ecological function of the Amazon rainforest, which acts as a giant water pump that delivers precipitation across much of South America. Brazilian...
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