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Deforestation in the tropics has been responsible for the most of the global phytomass loss
during the twentieth century. This satellite image from 2010 (acquired by the Moderate Reso-
lution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's
Terra
satellite) shows the extent of forest clear-
ing in the state of Rondônia in western Brazil. The image can be downloaded at http://
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/images/amazon/amazon_deforestation
_2010214_lrg.jpg.
