A newly-released NASA study has found the atmosphere over the Amazon rainforest in South America has been drying out over the past 20 years and that human activity is the primary cause
Climate politics are tearing the West apartScientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory looked at decades' worth of ground data and satellite data to track the amount of moisture in the air over the Amazon and the amount of moisture needed to maintain the rainforest system.
The northwest Amazon doesn't typically have a dry season, but it has experienced severe droughts over the past two decades, according to the study.There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Amazon fires this year. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research said the number of fires was up 85% from last year.
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