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Deforestation Lowers Amazon Tipping Point Threshold Below 2°C
A new study indicates that combined deforestation and global warming could push two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest toward a tipping point by the 2040s.
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A new study indicates that combined deforestation and global warming could push two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest toward a tipping point by the 2040s.

A new study published in Nature warns that climate change reduces the deforestation threshold for rainfall loss, potentially pushing the region toward a tipping point by the 2040s.