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    Researchers are using drones to study the Amazon rainforest's health

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    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    09.13.2019

    Researchers from Harvard University are using drones to better understand the Amazon rainforest. With drone-based sensors, the researchers hope to determine the unique "fingerprint" of different rainforest ecosystems. That could help them monitor the health of the forest and understand how it's responding to climate change, deforestation and fire.