Deforestation and climate change are projected to increase heat stress risk in the Brazilian Amazon

Deforestation and climate change are projected to increase heat stress risk in the Brazilian Amazon

Complete savannization of the Amazon Basin would enhance the effects of climate change on local heat exposure and pose a risk to human health, according to climate model projections.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beatriz Fátima Alves de Oliveira, Marcus J. Bottino, Paulo Nobre, Carlos A. Nobre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature 2021-10-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00275-8
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title_short Deforestation and climate change are projected to increase heat stress risk in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full Deforestation and climate change are projected to increase heat stress risk in the Brazilian Amazon
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