Americas > El Nino prevented Amazon from acting as carbon sink, study finds

El Nino prevented Amazon from acting as carbon sink, study finds

Published 16:00 on September 4, 2023  /  Last updated at 21:25 on September 1, 2023  / William Koblensky Varela /  Americas, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A study from the University of Leeds found that forests in South America, including the Amazon rainforest, stopped storing carbon and began releasing it during the 2015-16 El Nino event, the findings published in scientific magazine Nature showed on Monday.
A study from the University of Leeds found that forests in South America, including the Amazon rainforest, stopped storing carbon and began releasing it during the 2015-16 El Nino event, the findings published in scientific magazine Nature showed on Monday.


A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to access our unrivalled news and intelligence, as well as our premium content including all job listings. Click here for details.

We offer a FREE TRIAL of our subscription service and it only takes a minute to register. If you already have a Carbon Pulse account, login here.