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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

Our Environment

The Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest covers an area of 6 million square kilometres in northern South America [1]. Unfortunately for the species that inhabit the rainforest, 75% of Amazonian soils are acidic, infertile, and nutrient-deficient [3]. Transport of Saharan dust to the Amazon rainforest. References.

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The Fad of Ecotourism in India: Discovering Paradise to Creating Purgatory?

Vermont Law

In India, the 2013 flash floods in the Kedarnath Valley occurred due to a climate-change-aggravated melting of glaciers triggered by hordes of tourists banking themselves in the mountains yearly. In the Himalayas, a study conducted for ecotourism revealed that locals suffered from increased waste generation and water pollution.

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The Stream, April 19, 2023: Iron Mine in Sweden Could Undercut UNESCO Indigenous Protections

Circle of Blue

Erratic and extreme rain events, brought on by climate change, are disrupting Costa Rica’s coffee farming traditions. In the wake of a proposal to create an artificial lake near Jackson, Mississippi , the Pearl River has been listed as one America’s most endangered rivers. It was the third time in 50 years that it happened.

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The End Is Not Near, But If An 'Insect Apocalypse' Ever Happens, How Would We Know?

Science Blogs

And human impacts on the environment, like climate change and land development, very well may hurt beneficial insects and help harmful ones. Another study from the Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research program site in the Puerto Rican rainforest reproduced an insect survey from the 1970s. What makes them so successful?

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

Corp Watch

References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? Photo Gallery Image Coca Cola Protests at World Social Forum, 2004, Mumbai, India PHOTO Knut-Erik Helle Read More Image Protesting Coca-Cola PHOTO Adolfo Lujan Read More Image Protest gegen Coca Cola photo Rettet den Regenwald e.V.

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UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss admits taking £1.5m in bribes

Corp Watch

References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? Photo Gallery Image Coca Cola Protests at World Social Forum, 2004, Mumbai, India PHOTO Knut-Erik Helle Read More Image Protesting Coca-Cola PHOTO Adolfo Lujan Read More Image Protest gegen Coca Cola photo Rettet den Regenwald e.V.

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

Corp Watch

References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine? Photo Gallery Image Coca Cola Protests at World Social Forum, 2004, Mumbai, India PHOTO Knut-Erik Helle Read More Image Protesting Coca-Cola PHOTO Adolfo Lujan Read More Image Protest gegen Coca Cola photo Rettet den Regenwald e.V.

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