#Wielding machetes and calipers, sweat-soaked scientists count carbon in Amazon
“#Wielding machetes and calipers, sweat-soaked scientists count carbon in Amazon” ITAPUÃ DO OESTE, Brazil – The machete-wielding scientists ventured into the Amazon, hacking through dense jungle as the mid-morning temperature soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C). Soaked in sweat, the small group of men and women sawed and tore trees limb from limb. They…