A research group has come to the conclusion that the Amazon rainforest cannot withstand more than two years of consecutive drought without the ecosystem breaking down. In a world of uncertainty due to climate change this is not a good thing. Losing the Amazon rainforest would be catastrophic to life as we know it.
- We would lose a huge percentage of the planet's biodiversity, and all the potential knowledge that life stores for us. Future medicines, substances, and priceless biological wealth would vanish.
- Huge amounts of CO2 would no longer be absorbed by the region, and in fact would be released by the decomposition of the carbon currently trapped there.
- Oxygen levels globally will be affected as there is less plant life 'exhaling' it.
We would pretty much be in deep shit, so let's just hope this doesn't come to pass.
Amazon rainforest turning to desert, triggering ‘Irreversible’ global warming! » [GreenDiary.com]
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