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Trump administration to review California desert protections

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Feb 9, 2018
Environment, Science
The Trump administration has said it will review federal protections for large areas of the southern California desert, in an effort to make more land available for energy development. The announcement is simil...

Study links phosphorus rich dust of Sahara desert to the growth of Amazon Rainforests

Cody Gash
Feb 25, 2015
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Latest studies indicate a link between the Sahara and the rainforest in the Amazon. The study proposes that dust rich in phosphorus is carried from a lakebed that is dried up and deposited in the Amazon. Scient...

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