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IMAGE SOURCES
Land Surface Temperature
Image by: Reto Stockli, NASA's Earth Observatory Team
http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MOD11C1_M_LSTDA
Deforestation
Image by: The Earth Observatory, NASA
http://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/deforestation.php
Amazon Droughts and Forest Fires
Image by: The Earth Observatory, NASA
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=5930
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