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From what I know the damage to the Amazon rainforest is greater than ever. Some models seem to suggest that a savannah could be another stable state that the re
by _Microft 5y ago
From what I know the damage to the Amazon rainforest is greater than ever. Some models seem to suggest that a savannah could be another stable state that the region could exist in. Fears are now that the area could undergo a rapid transition between these states because the decreasing rainforest coverage can no longer give rise to the weather patterns that help to sustain it.
- marcosdumay 5y agoWell, it's not greater than ever. It's among the largest (not the largest) numbers on the current time series, that started at the late 90's. It's known that the entire series is much lower than the historic amounts, but the previous data is not precise enough to tell by how much. The rest of your comment is spot on, but those fears have been there since the 70's. Of course, as deforestation continues, we move closer and closer to that scenario, but nobody can tell if it's actually any close. Anyway, systematic forest loss due to increased temperatures (and the weather changes they bring) is much more worrisome, since this one is already happening all around the world.