Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, study shows
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6J3MK)
Extreme weather threatens world's biggest carbon store as the rainforest is already close to tipping point
The climate crisis turned the drought that struck the Amazon rainforest in 2023 into a devastating event, a study has found.
The drought was the worst recorded in many places and hit the maximum exceptional" level on the scientific scale. Without planet-warming emissions from the burning of oil, gas and coal, the drought would have been far less extreme, the analysis found.
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