Climate change threatens to alter methane emissions in the Amazon, study reveals

Category : Climate Change | Location : International  | Posted on 2024-10-18 10:48:17

Climate change could significantly disrupt emissions and uptake of greenhouse gases in the Amazon rainforest, with wide-reaching global consequences. Rising temperatures and increased flooding are affecting microbial activity in floodplain and upland forest soils, leading to contrasting changes in methane dynamics, warns new research from the University of São Paulo.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-threatens-to-alter-methane-emissions-in-the-amazon-study-reveals