The South American #monsoon, which determines the #climate of much of the continent, might be pushed towards a “critical destabilisation point”, finds new study with PIK scientist Niklas Boers. This could put the #Amazon #rainforest at risk of large-scale dieback, which would in turn lead to substantial additional global warming due to additional release of greenhouse gases from the degrading trees. https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/a-destabilizing-link-amazon-rainforest-degradation-and-deforestation-endanger-the-south-american-monsoon-1?set_language=en https://wisskomm.social/system/media_attachments/files/111/188/253/438/414/755/original/f87c120bf162e095.jpg