How We Turned the Amazon Into a Net Greenhouse Gas Emitter
The Amazon Basin has always slowed climate change. Now, the area affectionately named “The Lungs of the Earth” is a net greenhouse gas emitter.
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The Amazon Basin has always slowed climate change. Now, the area affectionately named “The Lungs of the Earth” is a net greenhouse gas emitter.
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