Amazon Rainforest Destruction Twice That Of Previous Estimates
22 October 2005 - 11:00am
Analysis of new satellite imagery shows that the Amazon rainforest is disappearing at double the rate of previous estimates.
"The Amazonian rainforest is being destroyed at double the rate of all previous estimates, according to research published today in the journal Science. The destruction is leaving the forest more prone to fires and allowing more carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere, according to scientists."
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Guardian UK, October 23, 2005
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