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Science: Second '100-year' Amazon drought in 5 years caused huge CO2 emission... - 0 views

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Patrick Thornton on 08 Feb 11

New research shows that the 2010 Amazon drought may have been even more devastating to the region's rainforests than the unusual 2005 drought, which was previously billed as a one-in-100 year event.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">New research shows that the 2010 Amazon drought may have been even more devastating to the region's rainforests than the unusual 2005 drought, which was previously billed as a one-in-100 year event.</div>

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Dry Lands and Effects of Climate Change in Mindoro, Philippines - 0 views

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Patrick Thornton on 01 Apr 10

"WWF Philippines works in Sablayan to explain the difficult concept of climate change - what it means to have rising sea water levels; stronger and extreme weathers in the rainy season and drought in the summer season. The term now in use for conservation here is ADAPTATION - what to anticipate and how to proactively react in these trying times."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"WWF Philippines works in Sablayan to explain the difficult concept of climate change - what it means to have rising sea water levels; stronger and extreme weathers in the rainy season and drought in the summer season. The term now in use for conservation here is ADAPTATION - what to anticipate and how to proactively react in these trying times."</div>

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U.N. Food Agency Issues Warning on China Drought - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Want water? Save forests - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Thornton on 28 Mar 11 - No Cached

Patrick Thornton on 28 Mar 11

"[Forests] reduce the effects of floods, prevent soil erosion, regulate the water table and assure a high-quality water supply for people, industry and agriculture," said the Forestry Department Assistant Director General, Eduardo Rojas-Briales, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "Forests are part of the natural infrastructure of any country and are essential to the water cycle."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"[Forests] reduce the effects of floods, prevent soil erosion, regulate the water table and assure a high-quality water supply for people, industry and agriculture," said the Forestry Department Assistant Director General, Eduardo Rojas-Briales, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). "Forests are part of the natural infrastructure of any country and are essential to the water cycle."</div>

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