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LiveScience
Aubrey Zerkle

Amazon rainforest is approaching 'tipping points' that could transform it into a drier savanna

An aerial image showing the dense Amazon rainforest next to a deforested field.

The Amazon could be racing closer to a calamitous tipping point that would transform the lush rainforest into a drier savanna within a century, researchers warn.

This massive shift could be triggered by a combination of climate change and deforestation.

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