Deforestation could trigger Amazon tipping point in the 2030s

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 Risk: Potential Tipping Point for the Amazon Rainforest in the 2030s

Deforestation Driven by Cattle Ranching in the Amazon Rainforest Credit: Paralaxis/Alamy The ongoing destruction of the Amazon rainforest, primarily for cattle ranching, poses a significant threat to this vital ecosystem, increasing its vulnerability to irreversible collapse within decades if deforestation persists. An alarming study from 2022 revealed that global warming surpassing 3.5 degrees Celsius—or even [...] The post Deforestation Risk: …

Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming - Study - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming if deforestation increases to roughly 22-28 percent of the Amazon, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) published in Nature. Without additional deforestation, by contrast, such large-scale changes would likely occur only at much higher warming levels of around 3.7–…