A once-in-a-century drought struck much of the Amazon rainforest in 2005, reducing rainfall by 60–75% in some areas — and giving scientists a window on to a future coloured by climate change. The drought foreshadowed the Amazon drying that many climate modellers expect to see in a warmer world.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/amazon-drought-raises-research-doubts
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jeff-tollefson
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nasa
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sinks
