A Historic and Devastating Drought in the Amazon Was Caused by Climate Change, Researchers Say

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A new report untangles the impact of global warming on an “exceptional” drought across the world’s largest land-based carbon sink.

Climate change was the primary driver of a massive drought in the Amazon basin in 2023 and will likely cause future extreme droughts, with potentially dire consequences for global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from World Weather Attribution.

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