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3D view of Amazon captures effects of El Niño drought
Description: Three-dimensional measurements of the central Brazilian Amazon rainforest have given NASA researchers a detailed window into the high number of branch falls and tree mortality that occur in response to drought conditions. They found that 65 percent more trees and large branches died due to an El Niño-driven drought in 2015-2016 than compared to an average year. [Source: NASA Climate Change News]
URL: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2747/3d-view-of-amazon-captures-effects-of-el-nino-drought/
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Source: NASA Climate Change News
Publish Date: 6/12/2018
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