rainforests

New Forest Map Shows Forest Loss Beats Gains From 2000-2012

A newly released high-resolution map of global forests created with the help of Google Earth is the first of its kind to reveal the extent of the losses and gains suffered by the Earth's forests in such details.

The Amazon Rainforest's Silent Killer, Understory Fires, Outburns Deforestation [Video]

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest may capture most of the headlines, but NASA scientists have found a previously-undiscovered killer lurking under the tree tops: understory fires. The extent of damage caused by these fires is so great that it has destroyed more of the Amazon in recent years than deforestation.

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