Drought in the Cerrado (Neotropical savanna) is the worst for at least seven centuries, study shows (IMAGE)

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Drought in the Cerrado (Neotropical savanna) is the worst for at least seven centuries, study shows

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Janelão Cave in Peruaçu Caves National Park, Januária, Minas Gerais state. Many caves in the park are large, with ceiling heights of 100 m, at the bottom of a 200 m canyon. Geologists affiliated with the University of São Paulo are researching 1,000 years of climate variability in the caves 

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Ataliba Coelho

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