Amazon Rainforest Destruction Twice That Of Previous Estimates

Analysis of new satellite imagery shows that the Amazon rainforest is disappearing at double the rate of previous estimates.

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October 22, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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."

FULL STORY: Amazon rainforest vanishing at twice rate of previous estimates

Sunday, October 23, 2005 in Guardian UK

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