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Rain forest clearing in South America
Author: loraxe
Text: How many acres of Rain Forest have been cleared in South America
this year?
Response #: 1 of 1
Author: Don Libby
Text: The most precise estimates are available from NASA. "Science News"
magazine featured an article on NASA's "Project Pathfinder" this summer. The
answer may be found either by finding the "Science News" article (in your
library), or by calling the National Technical Information Service at (703)
487-4780 and ask for a list of NASA publications on project pathfinder rain
forest observations.
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