The Amazon rainforest is reaching a critical “tipping point,” according to researchers. This threshold has not yet been crossed, however, meaning that if governments take swift action to reduce emissions it could still be avoided.
The Amazon rainforest is reaching a critical “tipping point,” according to researchers, beyond which it may no longer be able to recover from events such as droughts and wildfires.
The study’s authors warned that if climate change continues, some of these areas might stop growing back as rainforest altogether, a phenomenon known as “dieback.” This could have dramatic worldwide consequences, as it would mean that much less carbon dioxide — the most prevalent greenhouse gas that causes global warming — would be absorbed by growing trees.
The Amazon covers more than 2 million square miles in South America. The destruction of the Amazon could cause the release of
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