‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
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‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached
If this trend continues, we will reach a point of no return in two or three decades. Once the dry season extends to six months, there is no way to avoid self-degradation. We are perilously close to a point of no return. In some areas, it may have already been passed.