Rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, an essential carbon sink and a climatic tipping point, could have far-reaching consequences. A study by Saini Yang at Beijing Normal University in China and her colleagues found that the deforestation could influence temperature and precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau, 15,000 kilometers away. The researchers analyzed global climatological data from 1979 to 2019 to identify correlations in temperature and precipitation between the Amazon rainforest and other areas. Such links are called “teleconnections”. Amazon’s link to the Tibetan Plateau Since 1979, warm temperatures in the Amazon have correlated with warm temperatures over the Tibetan Plateau … Continue reading How Deforestation in the Amazon Affects Climate in Tibet