File:The Amazon rainforest in the Para’ state (Brazil).jpg

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The Amazon rainforest, with its 2,500 tree vegetal species, is one of the most biodiverse biomes on Earth. However, due to its complexity, it is particularly sensitive to the decrease in rainfall.

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English: The Amazon rainforest, with its 2,500 tree vegetal species, is one of the most biodiverse biomes on Earth. However, due to its complexity, it is particularly sensitive to the decrease in rainfall. According to a new study published in Nature Communications, at least 40% of the Amazon rainforest is at risk of reaching a tipping point at which it would become a savanna-type ecosystem. According to its authors, the causes are to be found in the decrease in rainfall due to rising greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This Natural Colour Image of the Amazon rainforest in the Para’ state in Brazil has been captured by the OLCI (Ocean Land and Colour Instrument) of one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite on 28 July 2020. It shows one of the many areas which could be affected by this vegetal degradation. The daily acquisition frequency of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites provides greater opportunities to acquire cloud-free optical data and study changes of the land cover in complexes biomes.
Date 6 October 2020 (upload date)
Source The Amazon rainforest in the Para’ state (Brazil)
Author European Union , Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery

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