Is the Amazon still on fire 2023?
Is the Amazon still on fire 2023? While deforestation has decreased significantly in the Amazon this year, the forest is still burning at an alarming rate.
Are we going to lose the rainforest?
With the current rate of deforestation, the world's rainforests will be gone by 2100. The rainforest is home to more than half of all species on Earth.
What happens if the Amazon is destroyed?
The Amazon region itself—the seven million square kilometer basin stretching over nine Brazilian states and eight other sovereign countries—would become virtually uninhabitable, according to the model. Rainfall would be 25 percent lower and temperatures up to 4.5°C hotter.