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Andy Dorn

Amazon Rainforest: Nasa satellite measures remarkable 1,600 mile journey of dust from S... - 1 views

www.independent.co.uk/...-to-jungle-basin-10073370.html

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  • Andy Dorn on 27 Feb 15
     
    "Every year, winds and weather formation pick up millions of tonnes of nutrient-rich dust from the Sahara desert, carries it 1,600 miles westwards and then dumps it over the Amazon rainforest. The dust, containing large amounts of phosphorous, is recycled by the jungle's rich and abundant fauna."
Ameya Badwe

'They're killing us': world's most endangered tribe cries for help | World news | The O... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...ainforest-awa-endangered-tribe

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  • Ameya Badwe on 22 Apr 12
     
    Tribes in the Amazon are being threatened by logging companies.
Andy Dorn

US car industry drives deforestation in Brazil | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...pig-iron-deforestation-brazil

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  • From the Amazon to Cerrado the production of pig iron in illegal charcoal kilns is driving Brazilian rainforests to destruction. A two-year investigation by Greenpeace shows how trees are being burned to make charcoal, used in the production of 'pig iron'. This pig iron is exported to the US and converted into steel, which is bought by some of the biggest car makers in the world
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