Deforestation Picks Up

I saw this article (via Ryan Marsh) and just had to share:

[NASA] picked up strong deforestation signals in the three tropical countries between July 1 and September 30, 2013: Bolivia (167 percent increase in deforestation relative to the year-earlier period), Madagascar (126 percent), and Ecuador (38 percent). Outside the tropics, Pakistan, China, the United States, and Argentina appeared to experience an increase in forest and woodland disturbance.

For Madagascar, the scientists particularly noticed "New areas of disturbance in the northeast (Ampijoroana)"

Interesting, if troubling, science!

Speaking of deforestation, I just saw this cool graphic from CIFOR.