Amazon Rainforest Could Virtually Disappear Due to Global Warming

The Amazon rainforest could shrink up to 85% over the next century, according to study presented by British scientists at a global warming conference in Copenhagen earlier this month. David Adam reports for the Guardian:

Chris Jones, who led the research, told the conference: “A temperature rise of anything over 1C commits you to some future [...]

Ecuador and Uruguay Disappear from São Paulo Maps

The Brazilian state of São Paulo released 500,000 geography textbooks containing a map that excludes Ecuador and Uruguay, according to reports by the Associated Press.  Instead, the Pacific ocean meets the western coast of Paraguay and a second version of Paraguay appears in place of Uruguay.  São Paulo’s Education Secretariat defended itself by passing the [...]