Amazon Deforestation Climate Feedbacks | Climate | Central Intelligence

Last Update: 09/22/2026 at 11:33 PM EST

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Recent studies point to a strengthening feedback between Amazon deforestation and warming: rainfall thresholds are falling, basin hydrology is shifting toward more volatile dry and wet extremes, and risks are rising for farms, rivers, ecosystems, and carbon storage.

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EurekAlert!

Climate Change Makes Amazon Rainfall More Sensitive To Deforestation

5/7/2026 • Climate Science & Impacts • General

AGU Newsroom

Climate Change Amplifies Amazon Rainfall Loss From Deforestation

5/7/2026 • Climate Science & Impacts • General

Phys

Global Water Systems Are Increasingly Dependent On Extreme Rainfall

3/30/2026 • Climate Science & Impacts • General

New Scientist

Deforestation Could Push The Amazon Toward A Tipping Point

5/6/2026 • Climate Science & Impacts • General

The Nature Conservancy

Amazon Basin Faces Drier Conditions And Worse Floods

5/6/2026 • Climate Science & Impacts • General

Carbon Brief

Amazon Deforestation, El Niño Impacts And Carbon Removal

6/3/2026 • Climate Science & Impacts • General