Manaus, Brazil: In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, scientists are running a unique experiment designed to glimpse the future of our planet’s climate. Using an elaborate network of steel towers, researchers have created what they call a “climate time machine” — an installation that releases carbon dioxide into the forest canopy to simulate the atmosphere of coming decades. The initiative, known as the AmazonFACE Project, lies near Manaus, the largest city in Brazil’s Amazon region. Six circular structures, each made of towering metal frames, surround clusters of mature rainforest…
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