Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00542-0Clearing of Amazonian forest boosts rainfall during the wet season, but reduces it in the dry season, when the ecosystem needs water most — highlighting the need to prevent further clearance of a climate-regulating environment.

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Amazonian deforestation makes the wet season wetter, and the dry season drier

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00542-0Clearing of Amazonian forest boosts rainfall during the wet season, but reduces it in the dry season, when the ecosystem needs water most — highlighting the need to prevent further clearance of a climate-regulating environment.