Climate change: Spike in Amazon emissions linked to law enforcement
Scientists say a huge increase in deforestation in the Amazon is linked to lax law enforcement. …
“In consequence of this big deforestation, in the wet season of 2020 we saw a decline of 26% in rainfall during January, February and March, while the temperature has gone up by 0.6C,” said lead author Dr Luciana Gatti, from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE).