Saturday 26 August 2017

Study finds human influence in the Amazon's third 1-in-100 year drought since 2005

Study finds human influence in the Amazon's third 1-in-100 year drought since 2005

If you are like me, you picture the Amazon region as an ever lush, wet, tropical region filled with numerous plant and animal species. Who would imagine the Amazon experiencing drought? I mean sure, if we think of drought as “less water than usual,” then any place could have a drought. But what I tend to envision with respect to drought is truly dry.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/aug/03/study-finds-human-influence-in-the-amazons-third-1-in-100-year-drought-since-2005?source=Snapzu

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