Study Downplays Risk Of Catastrophic Amazon ‘Dieback'

Study Downplays Risk Of Catastrophic Amazon ‘Dieback'
A view of the forest in French Guyana near Dorlin, on December 1, 2012. AFP PHOTO / JODY AMIET (Photo credit should read JODY AMIET/AFP/Getty Images)
A view of the forest in French Guyana near Dorlin, on December 1, 2012. AFP PHOTO / JODY AMIET (Photo credit should read JODY AMIET/AFP/Getty Images)

For scientists who study the Amazon, the worst-case scenario has long been clear. As the planet warms, some models suggest, the rainforest will dry and die, sending a massive shot of carbon into the atmosphere to further warm the planet.

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