Warming breeds drought, drought breeds fires, fires release carbon, carbon breeds warming.
Daniel Nepstad
Daniel Nepstad is senior scientist at Woods Hole Research Center and founder of the Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM).

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Daniel Nepstad is senior scientist at Woods Hole Research Center and founder of the Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM).
Warming breeds drought, drought breeds fires, fires release carbon, carbon breeds warming.