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2010: The Year of the Earth
In 2010, filled with anomalous weather phenomenon, was considered the hottest and humid year, and in many different areas on the record dry and cold earth in history.
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The higher the price of gold, the more destroyed the Amazon forest
The price of gold is increasing in proportion to the destruction of the Amazon forest and the mercury pollution environment is getting worse.
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The Amazon River hydropower project continues
The federal high court in Brazil ruled to continue the construction of the Monte Belo dam project on the Amazon River, according to the BBC on March 3.
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Drought in the Amazon forest causes climate change
On February 9, experts from the Amazon rainforest in South America have accelerated the climate change process in the meteorological regions of the United Nations and in…
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The largest river water level in the world is a record low
The severe drought in northern Brazil this year caused the water level of the Amazon River to fall to its lowest level in 47 years.
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Drought threatens Amazon carbon sinks
According to a new study conducted on the world's largest tropical forest, Amazon is particularly sensitive to drought.
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The Amazon forest is greener when the sun is drought!
This phenomenon almost goes against the natural law. Drought makes the Amazon rainforest, located between 9 South American countries getting more and more green - accord…
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Deplete Amazon
The Amazon Basin in South America is facing the most severe drought in history. Great majestic rivers are now only languid creeks. The streams and lakes are drying up. F…
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Amazon forests are at risk of turning into desert
Brazilian researchers have warned that a warmer global climate could kill the world's largest tropical forest, turning the Amazon into a desert from now until the end of…
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The Amazon River has changed the flow
The Amazon River, the largest river in the world, once flowed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, opposite to the current flow. A recent study has found in sed…
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Ecological diversity in amber in the Amazon region
The group of researchers led by Pierre-Olivier Antoine of Toulouse University (France) has discovered new invertebrate species preserved in amber from 12 to 15 million y…
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The Amazon forest is in danger of turning into a desert
The Amazon rainforest could become desert, and this could speed up the global warming process with
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Methods for sustainable forest management to protect Amazonia forests
Amazonia, Brazil are considered the green lungs of the Earth. In this forest, felling trees always adheres to strict environmental regulations. At the Forest Exploitatio…
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Amazone forest area was twice as much as the estimated figures
According to the newly published research results, the number of forests in Amazone area is damaged by cutting trees for illegal timber more than 2 times as far as is st…
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Amazone forest was severely destroyed
The report of the Israeli Institute, Caliphonia, USA, published on October 20 shows a much worse situation than we know about the destruction that is taking place in Ama…