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Deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Published November 14, 2008
The most conspicuous difference between the images is the widespread forest clearing—visible as rectangles of gray-beige—that had occurred by 2006.
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L’Anse Aux Meadows, Canada
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Published November 13, 2008
At the northern tip of the island of Newfoundland are the archeological remains of the oldest known European settlement in the New World, L'Anse aux Meadows.
Adis Abeba, Ethiopia
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Published November 7, 2008
Although it is only the tenth largest country in Africa, Ethiopia is the second most populous country on the continent. Nearly a third of the country’s urban population lives in Adis Abeba (more commonly known as Addis Ababa).
Forest Changes in British Columbia
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Published October 12, 2008
In British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) inland from the Pacific Ocean, rivers and lakes cut tortuous paths through rugged terrain. The peaks and valleys in this region are covered with forest, but the forest has changed over the years due to human use and insect pests, in particular, the mountain pine beetle.
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