What are some of the unanswered questions about the Amazon rainforest that scientists are still exploring?

The Amazon Rainforest has the richest and most varied plant and animal life in the world (see biodiversity). It contains several million species of plants, ... Sep 9, 2023 ... Countless animals remain on the brink of extinction. Here are just seven Amazon rainforest endangered species. Apr 21, 2022 ... Ecuador is a mega-diverse country with 51.2 percent of its continental territory covered by native forests, of which 74 percent is in the Amazon region. The Amazon rainforest absorbs more greenhouse gases than any other tropical forest. Rising deforestation in Brazil threatens biodiversity and could ... Jul 24, 2021 ... These images from NASA's Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) contrast two predominant seasons of the Amazon Basin: dry and wet. Sep 23, 2019 ... These fires, however, are often deliberately set as part of slash-and-burn agriculture — a method of growing food in which farmers and cattle ... Amazon Rainforest Fires · 2024 was a catastrophic year for the Amazon, as fires, severe drought, and the climate crisis ravaged the rainforest · A staggering ... Facilitate and foster actions to preserve, protect, conserve and sustainably use the forest, biodiversity and water resources of the Amazon. Promote ... A large variation of soil chemical and physical properties across the Basin, with soil properties varying predictably along a gradient of pedogenic development. Jun 8, 2017 ... We show that deforestation can reduce dry season rainfall by up to 20% far from the deforested area, namely, over the western Amazon basin and the La Plata ...