.
Carlos Nobre
Earth System Scientist, University of São Paulo, Brazil’s Institute of Advanced Studies
Expertise: Climate Science, Amazon rainforest
Details:
CLAIMS REVIEWED
More than 75 percent of the Amazon rainforest is losing resilience, as described by the Washington Post
CLAIM
More than 75 percent of the rainforest is losing resilience; More than half of the rainforest could be converted into savanna in a matter of decades
SOURCE: Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post
Published: 15 Mar 2022
VERDICT
