More deforestation and less rain threaten Brazilian agribusiness: study
The Hindu
The new study looked at rainfall changes between 1999 and 2019 in the southern Brazilian Amazon as a model for future rainfall shifts
Brazilian agribusiness is losing up to $1 billion dollars a year as rising deforestation cuts rainfall in the southern Amazon — a problem set to expand if forest loss continues, a group of Brazilian and German researchers have warned. published in the journal Nature Communications in May, they found that smaller-scale forest losses can enhance rainfall on adjoining agricultural land - but once losses pass 55-60%, rainfall plunges. Losses of tree cover in particular seem to delay the start and shorten the length of the rainy season, they found.More Related News

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