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Amazon Trees Face Extinction Crisis, but There's Hope
2015-11-20 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Deforestation adds up. New research finds that the Amazon region could lose more than half of its tree species by the year 2050 due to a combination of logging, agriculture, dams, fires, mining, climate change and human development. All told, at least 36 percent and as many as 57 percent of the Amazons more than 15,000 tree species should now be considered threatened with extinction, according to a paper published today in Science Advances. The paper, the work of 158 researchers from 21 nations,...
Half of Amazon tree species in danger: study
2015-11-20 21:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: About half of the 15,000 tree species in the Amazon -- the world's most diverse forest -- are threatened by deforestation, an international study said on Friday. The report lays bare the destruction of a vibrant and sprawling ecosystem often referred to as the lungs of the earth because trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. "At least 36 percent and up to 57 percent of all Amazonian tree species are likely to qualify as globally threatened," said the study in the journal Science Advances,...
Shrinking Amazon forests may lose thousands of trees species
2015-11-20 20:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A first-of-its-kind examination of the Amazon's trees found that as many as half the species may be threatened with extinction or heading that way because of massive deforestation. Among the more than 5,000 tree species in deep trouble: the ones that produce Brazil nuts and mahogany. An international team of 158 scientists found that depending on the degree to which deforestation comes under control in the next 35 years, between 36 and 57 percent of the 16,000 tree species in the tropical rainforest...
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TechnoVision 2016 - What Would Amazon Do?
2015-11-19 13:33:01| Capgemini News Feed
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Amazon Kicks Off 8 Days of Holiday Deals This Friday
2015-11-18 19:01:30| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Who needs Black Friday when you have deals for days?
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