研究指出，亞馬遜地區的森林砍伐是降雨量減少的主要原因，並進一步導致乾旱風險上升及氣溫升高。亞馬遜的樹木會將土壤中的水分輸送至空氣中，並透過蒸騰作用為雨林帶來雨水，貢獻了該地區逾 40% 的降雨量。
Deforestation in the Amazon is the main cause of declining rainfall, leading to increased drought risk and rising temperatures. Trees in the Amazon generate more than 40% of the region’s rainfall by transporting water from the soil to the atmosphere, which later returns as rain through transpiration.
