Recent reports and observations indicate a growing environmental crisis in the Amazon, with 'unprecedented' stress on up to half of its area potentially leading to a critical tipping point by 2050, as highlighted by experts including @BernardoMflores, @DavidLapola, @patipinho10, and @DomSpracklen. Experts have expressed concern over the transformation of much of the Amazon forest into a dry savannah, which could have serious consequences for biodiversity, climate, and local communities. Aerial footage from Peru's Madre de Dios region and the flooding of the Acre River between Bolivia and Brazil, caused by extreme rainfall, highlight the immediate impacts of extreme weather conditions, including the displacement of 500 families. This situation underscores the urgent need for addressing climate change to prevent further devastation.
Extreme flooding and droughts may be the new norm for the Amazon, challenging its people and ecosystems. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://t.co/GtpkQyiPPs https://t.co/riwChNa6Ud
An extraordinary flood of the Acre River, which flows between #Bolivia and Brazil, left a large part of the city of #Cobija submerged in water, forcing the evacuation of 500 families from their homes. https://t.co/H4afLP2gTZ
‘Unprecedented’ stress in up to half of the Amazon may lead to tipping point by 2050 | @orladwyer_ w/ comment from @BernardoMflores @DavidLapola @patipinho10 and @DomSpracklen Read here: https://t.co/3WC3PiFD3l https://t.co/gwEy6f8txd
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Brazil: The Amazon forest system could soon reach a tipping point, with much of it becoming a dry savannah, with serious consequences for biodiversity, climate, and local communities. https://t.co/P1lXmIBQaY
Aerial video from Peru's Amazon captured the scale of devastation in the Madre de Dios region after extreme rainfall turned streets to rivers and damaged homes https://t.co/dHLMeYge6c
‘Unprecedented’ stress in up to half of the Amazon may lead to tipping point by 2050 | @orladwyer_ w/ comment from @BernardoMflores @DavidLapola @patipinho10 and @DomSpracklen Read here ➡️ https://t.co/b6QhZOY2H9 https://t.co/tsvApTtRJt