Deforestation Is Reducing Rainfall in the Amazon

Researchers found that between 2002 and 2015, a 3.2% reduction in Brazilian forest cover led to a 5.4% reduction in precipitation levels.

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Eos
Published
2025-05-19
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1029/2025eo250192
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Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
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Deforestation Is Reducing Rainfall in the Amazon

Sarah Derouin
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Deforestation Is Reducing Rainfall in the Amazon

Sarah Derouin
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Abstract

Researchers found that between 2002 and 2015, a 3.2% reduction in Brazilian forest cover led to a 5.4% reduction in precipitation levels.

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