Deforestation Lessens Amazon Rainfall—and Climate Change Hastens that Process, Study Finds

Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds

Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds. Clearing large areas of forest can trigger severe and lasting reductions in rainfall regardless of climate, but as the Amazon warms and dries, that "tipping point" arrives at ever lower levels of deforestation.

Amazon Rainforest Near "Point Of No Return" At 1.5 Degrees Warming: Study

The study finds that at 22-28% deforestation combined with 1.51.9C of warming, the forest could lose its ability to sustain itself across vast areas.

New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.

If deforestation and global warming continue unchecked, the Amazon rainforest could begin a gradual transition to a degraded, grassland-like ecosystem in just a few decades, according to new research published Wednesday.

Deforestation could trigger Amazon tipping point in the 2030s

At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread rainforest dieback with as little as 1.5°C of global warming

Deforestation Lowers Amazon’s Climate Stability Threshold

Deforestation Accelerates Amazon’s Drying and Lowers Climate Thresholds, Scientists Warn In a ground-breaking study published recently in Nature, researchers have revealed how deforestation is intricately linked to accelerating drying in the Amazon rainforest, pushing this critical ecosystem closer to a tipping point than previously understood. Using advanced atmospheric moisture tracking and sophisticated dynamical models, the […]