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Amazon imperiled by climate change droughts: Study
2013-01-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Epic Times: A massive drought almost eight years ago is still affecting the Amazon rainforest to this day, according to a new study released by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The continued impact of the 2005 drought, which is still affecting an area in the Amazon about the size of the state of California, could possibly be the first telltale signs of potential large-scale degradation due to climate change, NASA said in a press release. The laboratory analyzed satellite data collected between 2000 and...
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Amazon deforestation rate pacing ahead of last year
2013-01-19 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Data released by Imazon, a Brazil-based NGO, shows that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to pace well ahead of last year's record low rate. In a bulletin posted today, Imazon reported that its near-real-time deforestation tracking system detected 82 square kilometers of forest clearing in December 2012, more than twice the figure of December 2011. It marked the fourth consecutive month where forest clearing exceeded the year-earlier period. Overall forest loss between August...
Amazon Rainforest Under Threat From Climate Change
2013-01-18 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: A megadrought that started in 2005 is still affecting a portion of the Amazon Rainforest twice the size of California, a new study led by NASA`s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) finds. The results of this study, combined with the observed recurrences of droughts every few years and associated damage to forests in both the southern and western Amazon over the past decade, reveal that the rainforest might be showing the initial signs of potential large-scale degradation due to climate change. An...
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Study Finds Severe Climate Jeopardizing Amazon Forest
2013-01-18 03:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NASA: An area of the Amazon rainforest twice the size of California continues to suffer from the effects of a megadrought that began in 2005, finds a new NASA-led study. These results, together with observed recurrences of droughts every few years and associated damage to the forests in southern and western Amazonia in the past decade, suggest these rainforests may be showing the first signs of potential large-scale degradation due to climate change. An international research team led by Sassan Saatchi...
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Amazon expands MP3 store to iPhone, iPod touch
2013-01-17 21:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Amazon has announced the launch of the Amazon MP3 store optimised specifically for iPhone and iPod touch. Customers now have access to Amazon features such as personalised recommendations, best-seller lists and Amazon customer ratings. Music purchases are automatically saved to customers' Cloud Player libraries and can be downloaded or played instantly from any iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android phone or tablet, Roku, Sonos home entertainment system or any web browser. Cloud Player is available in a Free tier and a Premium tier. Cloud Player Free customers can store all MP3 music purchased at Amazon and import up to 250 songs from their PC or Mac to Cloud Player, at no charge. Cloud Player Premium customers can import and store up to 250,000 songs in Cloud Player for an annual fee of USD 24.99.
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