«The 1997 - 98 El Niño was one of the most important fire years, and put fire on everyone's map for
the potential impacts of deforestation and tropical forest degradation from human activities,» said Morton.
Previous research has focused on Amazon upland forests and
the potential impacts of deforestation, fire, and drought.
Not exact matches
The study is the first to differentiate between the
impact of human activity in the Amazon — such as
deforestation or changes in land use — and the
impact of climate change to quantify the carbon - storing
potential of new forests.
Nor does the footprint reveal anything specific about the
potential overuse
of cropland or grazing land, global
deforestation or even the
impact of sprawling cities.
There has been global concern about the rampant rates
of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and the
potential impact this could be having on global warming.