Bigger is badder when it comes to climate impact of farms in the Amazon

Mongabay
Jun 17, 2021, 12:53 pm225 pts
An analysis of 20 years of satellite data shows significant temperature differences on agricultural land in the southern Amazon, with extensively deforested commercial estates up to 3 °C (37.4 °F) warmer than surrounding forests, and smaller rural farms 1.85 °C (35,3 °F) warmer than the forests. Loss of…

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