Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah - study | Environmen... - 0 views
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Much of the Amazon could be on the verge of losing its distinct nature and switching from a closed canopy rainforest to an open savannah with far fewer trees as a result of the climate crisi
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As much as 40% of the existing Amazon rainforest is now at a point where it could exist as a savannah instead of as rainforest,
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Any shift from rainforest to savannah would still take decades to take full effect, but once under way the process is hard to reverse.
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