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Amazon rainforest more able to withstand drought than previously thought
2013-12-04 11:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: New research suggests that the Amazon rainforest may be more able to cope with dry conditions than previously predicted. Researchers at the University of Exeter and Colorado State University used a computer model to demonstrate that, providing forest conservation measures are in place, the Amazon rainforest may be more able to withstand periods of drought than has been estimated by other climate models. Many climate models over predict the water stress plants feel during the dry season because...
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Amazon Announces 12 Days of Deals in Books
2013-12-04 04:34:01| IT Services - Topix.net
Amazon today announced its second annual 12 Days of Deals for books, a holiday promotion where popular and best-selling books are deeply discounted off their list price.
Amazon PrimeAir; DOJ OKs Nokia, Microsoft Deal; Yahoo Buys SkyPhrase
2013-12-03 19:34:59| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
From Amazon's drone delivery plan to Yahoo's latest acquisition, here's what you missed yesterday.
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Sky-high race against a changing climate in the Amazon
2013-12-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ensia: When tropical ecologist Greg Asner glances down at the Amazon tree canopy from the window of his twin-engine plane, he sees more than indeterminate treetops punctuated by looping rivers and bright bursts of flowers. With a spectrometer mounted in a shiny gold canister behind him, he is fingerprinting individual tree species in an effort to draw the first large-scale biodiversity map of the worlds biggest expanse of tropical forest. Scientists know the Amazon is astoundingly diverse, but...
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Bezos's Vision of Amazon Drone Drawing Skeptics From FAA to UPS
2013-12-03 09:44:49| Air Courier - Topix.net
Less than 24 hours after Jeff Bezos floated the idea of delivering packages via airborne drones, the notion was met with balking by regulators and skepticism from the shipping industry.
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