Deforestation is often seen as the main enemy of the Amazon rainforest. A recent study, however, shows evidence of an even more imminent threat: climate change. The researchers fear that, if climate scenarios are proven right, a permanent change in the western Amazon may start to take place within 10 years.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151014085006.htm
Fragile hydrological equilibrium in the Western Amazon threatened by climate change
14 octubre 2015
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