Increasingly, the beetle's expansion has left dead and dying forests throughout the region. (scientificamerican.com)
Since parts of the Amazon are now entering a second year of drought (possibly related to a persistent northward excursion of the ITCZ), the assumption in the Independent story (with the headline «One year to save the Amazon») was that trees will start dying forest - wide next year should the drought continue. (realclimate.org)
Many amplifying feedbacks are closely monitored by scientists, including thawing tundra and dying forest releasing massive amounts of heat - trapping CO2, and the way in which the growing amount of darkened land absorbs more of the sun's heat, thus further warming the ground and air. (abcnews.go.com)