Risk of Amazon rainforest dieback is higher than IPCC projects

Monday, October 21, 2013 - 16:00 in Earth & Climate

A new study suggests the southern portion of the Amazon rainforest is at a much higher risk of dieback due to stronger seasonal drying than projections made by the climate models used in the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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