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Bookmark or Share- Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation | BritannicaAmazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.
- The Amazon Basin: A Comprehensive Overview | LAC GeoLearn about the Amazon Basin, a vast region in South America defined by the drainage system of the Amazon River and its tributaries. Explore its geographical characteristics, hydrological system, climate, biodiversity, and cultural heritage.
- Amazon basin - WikipediaThe Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries, covering 7 million km2 and 8 countries. It is home to the largest rainforest in the world, with diverse and abundant flora and fauna, and plays a key role in the global climate system.
- "We are killing this ecosystem": the scientists tracking the Amazon's ...The article explores how climate change, deforestation and other human activities are affecting the Amazon's carbon sink and biodiversity. It features interviews with scientists who study the...
- How deregulation, drought and increasing fire impact Amazonian ...Building upon nearly two decades of remote-sensing data across the Amazon and a large amount of species’ range maps, our study provided a basin-wide estimate of the potential impacts of fires...
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