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An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six ...

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Scientists warn that climate change could drive the Amazon rainforest into extreme hypertropical conditions, threatening its biodiversity and carbon storage capacity.

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