Saturday, November 19, 2022

‘Alarm bell for humanity’: Amazon now ‘alarmingly close’ to critical tipping point of no return

Rainforest could ‘cease to function’ as global climate regulator within next decade, WWF warns

Harry Cockburn  Environment Correspondent  3 days ago

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The Amazon rainforest is now "alarmingly close" to reaching a critical tipping point from which there is no return, with "catastrophic consequences for people and planet", new WWF research warns.

The charity said the study, released on Biodiversity Day at Cop27, sounds an "alarm bell for humanity", and in the worst case scenario, the so-called "lungs of the world" could case to function as a vital global climate regulator within just 10 years.

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