Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests

Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests

By Katie Hunt, CNN    (CNN) -- The Amazon rainforest may be nearing a critical tipping point that could see the biologically rich and diverse ecosystem transformed into a grassy savannah.The fate of the rain

Amazon Rainforest Nearing Savannah “Tipping Point”

Half or more of the world’s largest forest is in danger of transitioning into grassland, researchers say.

Amazon nears 'tipping point' where rainforest could transform into savanna

The Amazon may be nearing a "tipping point."

Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests

The fate of the rainforest is crucial to the health of the planet because it stores a huge amount of carbon and strongly influences global weather patterns.

Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests

The fate of the rainforest is crucial to the health of the planet because it stores a huge amount of carbon and strongly influences global weather patterns.

Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests

The fate of the rainforest is crucial to the health of the planet because it stores a huge amount of carbon and strongly influences global weather patterns.