Amazon fire risk differs across east-west divide in 2015

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 20:50 in Earth & Climate

Scientists project fire risk for South America's Amazon Basin in 2015 to fall along an east-west divide. According to their model, based on multiple satellite datasets, the forests of the western Amazon will experience average or below-average fire risk, while those in the eastern Amazon will see above-average risk.

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