Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier

Wim Thiery ()

Nature, 2025, vol. 639, issue 8053, 40-42

Abstract: Clearing of Amazonian forest boosts rainfall during the wet season, but reduces it in the dry season, when the ecosystem needs water most — highlighting the need to prevent further clearance of a climate-regulating environment.

Keywords: Climate sciences; Climate change; Environmental sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-00542-0

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