DW The Invisible River That Flows March 23, 2023
ah, ah, the amazon rain forest, known as the green long of planet earth. and a treasure trove of biodiversity. the hundreds of billions of trees in the forest absorb enormous quantities of carbon dioxide while producing valuable oxygen. the amazon makes a crucial contribution to limiting global warming. a role now threatened by continuing deforestation. scientists have observed and analyzed the rain forest for decades. and about 15 years ago made an extraordinary discovery above the tree tops a phenomenon they call flying rivers. ah, antonio, nobody has spent 40 years studying the am...