It used to be thought that the events that changed the world were things like big bombs, maniac politicians, huge earthquakes, or vast population movements, but it has now been realized that this is a very old-fashioned view held by people totally out of touch with modern thought. The things that really change the world, according to Chaos theory, are the tiny things. A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazonian jungle, and subsequently a storm ravages half of Europe.
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The knowledge we can gain from studying the Amazonian dark earths, found throughout the Amazon River region, not only teaches us how to restore degraded soils, triple crop yields and support a wide array of crops in regions with agriculturally poor soils, but also can lead to technologies to sequester carbon in soil and prevent critical changes in world climate.
This shifting of water by roots has a physiological effect on the plants, letting them pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they conduct more photosynthesis. Because this has not been considered until now, people have likely underestimated the amount of carbon taken up by the Amazon and underestimated the impact of Amazonian deforestation on climate.
Glover's column noted that many reporters know where Blair is but that Downing Street has strongly requested that his whereabouts on holiday not be revealed for security reasons. ... Is he snorkeling off the coast of Iceland Is he big-game hunting in Africa Is he thrashing his way through the Amazonian jungle . . . Alas, I am not allowed to say.
Sept. 29, 2005 --Instead of poking around tribal villages in Papua New Guinea or Amazonian rain forests, cultural anthropologists are invading suburbs and cities to find out how people use products while eating meals, working in the office, and even while driving. We live in a culture where knowing your customers one by one as individuals is more important than ever before, ... Large mass demographic trends are no longer as predictive as they once were because the marketplace is too diversified.