La cantidad de árboles derribados por el viento ha incrementado casi cuatro veces en la región, probablemente por tormentas más fuertes.
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Storms Are Knocking Down More and More Trees in the Amazon
Windthrows have increased nearly fourfold in the region, likely because of stronger storms.
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Tree Mortality May Lead to Carbon Tipping Point in the Amazon by 2050s
A new study suggests drought conditions in the Amazon rainforest over the rest of the century.
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South American Rainforests Are on the Brink of Becoming Carbon Sources
Plants’ ability to stock carbon ceased during the 2015–2016 El Niño, as temperatures skyrocketed and trees died.
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Como as mudanças climáticas estão afetando as mulheres na Amazônia
Secas e enchentes alteraram radicalmente a agricultura familiar, mas lideranças femininas estão encontrando soluções para si e suas comunidades.
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Selectively Logged Forests Are Not Broken
Borneo’s logged forests are buzzing with life and have unrealized conservation potential.
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How Climate Change Is Affecting Women in the Amazon
Droughts and floods have radically altered family farming, but women leaders are finding solutions for themselves and their communities.
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Testing the Resilience of the Amazon
A mega-experiment in Brazil will evaluate how tropical rain forests absorb carbon as emissions increase.
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Monitoring Moisture from Afar
Undisturbed tropical rain forests are experiencing more frequent droughts, but the ecosystems are isolated and difficult to assess. Scientists are using remote sensing to expand the depth and scope of monitoring efforts.
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Tree Mortality Risk Surges in Australian Rain Forests
Researchers link vulnerability to “atmospheric drought” associated with climate change.