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Daily Mail: Amazon rainforest hit by second 'once in a century drought' in five years
The Amazon has been hit by its second 'once in a century' drought in five years, scientists say.
A study found that last year's drought was even more severe and more widespread than the disastrous water shortages that gripped the world's largest rainforest in 2005.
The extended dry season is thought to have wiped out swathes of the Amazon, killing millions of trees, amphibians, fish, birds and mammals.
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Amazon rainforest hit by second ‘once in a century drought’ in five years
Posted by Daily Mail: David Derbyshire on February 3rd, 2011
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