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A 'lung' test for the Amazon

December 08, 2024

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Hindustan Times

HOW DOES EARTH 'BREATHE'?

- Madhusree Ghosh

A 'lung' test for the Amazon

The health of the Amazon rainforest has long been recognized as a key parameter of the overall sustainability of the planet (for human habitation; lots of other life forms will likely continue).

It was one of the world's largest carbon absorbers. It still releases 20 billion tonnes of water into the atmosphere a day, shaping weather and carbon cycles.

But, this year alone, fires lit to clear land for human activity have scorched an area roughly the size of Italy.

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