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Old 26th-April-2008, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Windguy View Post


We have to assume Australia is still losing forests (which it is and has accelerated by 70% within the last few years).
Haven't seen many papers on Oz forests,any good linkies Windy?It would be interesting to get a handle on the historic aspects.My impression of Oz is one of a dry continent since the year dot,with wisps of forest around the coasts.
regarding the Sahara,that has been there since biblical times,the Sahel is the current problem but just think,no Sahara no Amazon.Or indeed no growth in parts of the uSA and Southern Europe.
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