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8 lis 2022 · The numbers are devastating: 17% of Amazon forests have been wholly lost, and an additional 17% are degraded. And data from the first half of 2022 show the loss continuing to grow. The Amazon is in crisis as forests are threatened by deforestation, fires, and degradation; surface water has been lost; and rivers are increasingly disconnected and ...
20 lut 2023 · Here’s why the Amazon rain forest is key to protecting Earth from the detrimental effects of climate change. By Emma Bryce. A deforested and burnt area is seen on a stretch of the trans ...
Mark Poynting. Climate and environment researcher, BBC News. Reuters. One of our planet's most vital defences against global warming is itself being ravaged by climate change. It was the main...
7 kwi 2021 · Scientists have discovered that the Amazon Basin is now a net emitter of greenhouse gases; but human activity is the main cause of climate change. Fires and the drying out of seasonally flooded forests release large amounts of methane and nitrous oxide, which are more harmful to the environment than CO2.
20 sie 2024 · High on a tower overlooking the lush Amazon canopy, Gisele Bundchen and Brazilian climate scientist Antonio Nobre talk about the importance of the rainforest and the impact of cutting down its trees.
24 sie 2023 · Climate change, deforestation and other human threats are driving the rainforest towards a tipping point of sustainability. Researchers are racing to chart the Amazon’s future.
11 mar 2021 · Deforestation can alter rainfall patterns, further drying and heating the forest. Regular flooding and dam-building releases the potent gas methane, as does cattle ranching, one chief reason ...
