Amazon Basin Climate Influence (IMAGE)

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Amazon Basin Climate Influence

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Supercomputer simulations that replaced flowering plants with non-flowering plants in the Amazon basin reduced annual precipitation by as much as 1,500 millimeters (59 inches). The simulations also resulted in a temperature drop of up to 6 degrees Centigrade (11 degrees Fahrenheit) in September, October and November. The illustration is reproduced from Kevin Boyce and Jung-Eun Lee's article, posted online June 16, 2010, in the Journal of the Royal Society B.

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C.K. Boyce and J.-E. Lee

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