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6 Απρ 2024 · Approximately 13% of global precipitation over the continental areas is concentrated in the Amazon basin, which just accounts for 4.6% of the world's land area 1. Due to climate change and ...
15 Φεβ 2024 · Most of the Amazon Basin’s main rivers fell dramatically and, in places, dried up completely in September and October, says Jose Marengo, a climate scientist at Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters. Heat blanketed 60% of the rainforest, with temperatures 2°C to 5°C above normal highs.
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.
As the map below shows, drought hit almost all of the Amazon basin. This scale - and intensity - makes it different to previous droughts, Dr Clarke told BBC News. And if warming continues, such...
24 Ιαν 2024 · Climate change was the primary driver of a massive drought in the Amazon basin in 2023 and will likely cause future extreme droughts, with potentially dire consequences for global efforts...
1 Σεπ 2020 · The Amazon river basin receives ~2000 mm of precipitation annually and contributes ~17% of global river freshwater input to the oceans; its hydroclimatic variations can exert profound...
24 Ιαν 2024 · As the map below shows, drought hit almost all of the Amazon basin. This scale - and intensity - makes it different to previous droughts, Dr Clarke told BBC News. And if warming continues,...