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Deforestation Threatens Amazon: Droughts and Fires Loom
10/6/2025
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Story summary
- Deforestation disrupting flying rivers links droughts in Peru, fires in the Amazon, and strained Ecuadorian dams.
- Up to 50% of western Amazon rainfall depends on these rivers, which are increasingly affected by deforestation.
- Scientists warn that continued forest loss could transform the southwestern Amazon from rainforest to savanna.
- This shift would threaten wildlife and indigenous communities.
