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Human activity could cause collapse of Amazon, Yale researchers suggest

A recent study by Yale researchers finds that the Amazon rainforest could survive if humans reduce forest loss and other ecological disturbances. In a manuscript published in Annual Reviews, Yale scientists described a series of events, rather than one set path, that could lead to the tipping point of the Amazon basin... ​
​Yale Daily News, Sep 22, 2025

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Does the Cerrado catch fire on its own? See how Brazilian vegetation reacts to drought

Lightning strikes can start fires in the Cerrado, but human activity is the main cause, aggravated by dry air and the accumulation of dry vegetation. In August and September, the frequency of forest fires in the Cerrado regions increases significantly: during this period last year, more than 2 million hectares were burned...​
​Metrópoles, Aug18, 2025

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"Fighting fire with fire": Yale experts on prescribed burns and LA blazes

As wildfires become metropolitan phenomena, controlled, artificial burning may reduce the risks. Fires in Los Angeles aren't "just some apocalyptic, cataclysmic act of God. This is a human-caused disaster"...
​Yale Daily News, 17 jan de 2025

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What will become of the trees swallowed up by fire and drought?

Brazil is burning: in August this year alone, the volume of fires was one and a half times greater than in the same month last year. The fires that are disrupting the lives of at least 10 million Brazilians are compromising biodiversity...​
​Folha de São Paulo, Oct 9, 2024

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Burning in Brazil: researcher comments on how young people can help

​Faced with the horror of the fires that are happening across the country, many young people are asking themselves: how can we help? On this subject, we welcomed an expert who is, without a doubt, an inspiration for young scientist. He is known as Maraca, is a biologist, and studies the vulnerability of plants to environmental stresses such as fire and drought, seeking to decipher the secrets of the interactions between savanna ecosystems and natural disturbances...​
​EBC Rádio Nacional, 11 set de 2024

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Study: trees die within 10 years after fires

​Trees in areas affected by fires continue to die for ten years after the flames have been extinguished. This was revealed by research conducted in an experimental area in the southeastern Amazon, a transition zone between the forest and the Cerrado. The experiment shows the long-term effects of fires, which in 2024 have already reached a record high for the last 14 years in Brazil...​
​EBC Rádio Nacional, 9 set de 2024

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