Deforestation may push Amazon degradation threshold below 2°C warming

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May 6, 2026, 11:00 am231 ptsTop
Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savanna-like ecosystems at 1.5–1.9°C of global warming if deforestation increases to roughly 22–28% of the Amazon, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) published in Nature.…

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