A 2007 report by the U.N. Climate Panel, which is a snapshot of global warming science by the world's leading experts, said: «By mid-century, increases in temperature and associated decreases in soil water are projected to lead to gradual replacement of tropical forest by savannah in eastern Amazonia.» (reuters.com)
The paragraph in question correctly stated: «By mid-century, increases in temperature and associated decreases in soil water are projected to lead to gradual replacement of tropical forest by savanna in eastern Amazonia. (blogs.nature.com)
The most important change of mind I have experienced has been the gradual replacement of that crucial «in spite of» clause with a firm «because of.» (religion-online.org)