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Scientists Warn the Shrinking Amazon Rainforest is Near Tipping Point

Scientists Warn the Shrinking Amazon Rainforest is Near Tipping Point

Jan 17, 2024 3:35 PM

Scientists say the shrinking Amazon Rainforest is near a tipping point, the point when it no longer would be able to sustain itself through its hydrological cycle, and more than half of it would become a savannah.

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