Of course, evidence of a shift to a new lower rainfall climate regime is needed, and evidence of large areas of forest close to that rainfall threshold would be required for the IPCC statement to be reasonable; there is ample published evidence for both. (realclimate.org)
«This study shows that fires are already degrading large areas of forests in Southern Amazonia,» Brando said, «and highlights the need to include interactions between extreme weather events and fire when attempting to predict the future of Amazonian forests under a changing climate.» (news.mongabay.com)
Tordon is sprayed by trucks on most county roadsides and by helicopter on large areas of forest and pasture land. (westonaprice.org)