Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02449-w
The Amazon rainforest might be closer to a tipping point than scientists thought. Some fear that droughts and fire could nudge it into irreversible decline.A ‘super’ El Niño could transform the Amazon. Is the world’s biggest rainforest doomed?
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02449-wThe Amazon rainforest might be closer to a tipping point than scientists thought. Some fear that droughts and fire could nudge it into irreversible decline.