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Aubrey Zerkle

UNCOVERED: Amazon rainforest is approaching tipping points that could transform it into a drier savanna - The Untold Story

An aerial image showing the dense Amazon rainforest next to a deforested field.

The Amazon could be racing closer to a calamitous tipping point that would transform the lush rainforest into a drier savanna within a century, researchers warn.

This massive shift could be triggered by a combination of climate change and deforestation.

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