Planet Ark: A Brazilian crosses the muddy bottom of the Rio Negro, a major tributary to the Amazon river, in the city of Manaus, October 26, 2010.
Photo: Euzivaldo Queiroz
A widespread drought in the Amazon rain forest last year was worse than the "once-in-a-century" dry spell in 2005 and may have a bigger impact on global warming than the United States does in a year, British and Brazilian scientists said on Thursday.
More frequent severe droughts like those in 2005 and 2010 risk turning the world's......
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Amazon Drought Caused Huge Carbon Emissions
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 4th, 2011
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