Blog Post Image: If a tree falls in Brazil…? Amazon deforestation could mean droughts for western U.S.

The researchers found that deforestation could mean 20 percent less rain for the coastal Northwest. The figure above shows the change (in millimeters per day) in daily average precipitation after total Amazon deforestation compared to before deforestation. The pink to dark-pink range indicates a drop in precipitation of up 1.6 mm less per day once the Amazon is gone. Areas with statistically significant changes are hatched. (Image by David Medvigy, Department of Geosciences)

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