The article makes no predictions about how arid the Amazon will become. It makes the related claim that, as rainfall declines in the Amazon, rainforest is more likely to die off, and that this has been happening since 2000.Sorry, my antivirus software won't let me open that link unless I disable the cookie blocking...which I'm not going to do. Does your link really state that "the Amazon rain forest is projected to become arid by 2064"? If so who is credited with the research? What peer reviewed journal was the research published in? I can check their credentials if I know their name.Sorry. I didn't know that the Amazon forest's fragility was little-known. These should help you get started:I notice that you didn't say who made such a prediction. I would assume that it was a fear monger seeking clicks. You are surely not claiming that it was from a peer reviewed scientific journal are you?
When did it become a thing to say "the science says" followed by some asinine claims?
Pronounced loss of Amazon rainforest resilience since the early 2000s - Nature Climate Change
The Amazon rainforest is increasingly under pressure from climate change and deforestation. The resilience of three-quarters of the forest, particularly in drier areas or close to human activity, has been decreasing since the 2000s, indicating that the system may be approaching a tipping point.www.nature.com
I didn't Google to see if these scientists are "asinine." Perhaps you can do that for us.
Fragility is not a magic word that causes thinking people to suspend all reason and accept any claim that follows it.
Doing my best potholer54 impersonation, the claim seems to originate with Robert Walker:
Amazon rainforest will die by 2064, scientist predicts
The Amazon rainforest stands on the verge of a 'tipping point' as a consequence of human-caused disturbances, 'for which we are all responsible', a University of Florida expert warns.
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Walker's paper is published in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. It's a peer-reviewed journal.
Collision Course: Development Pushes Amazonia Toward Its Tipping Point
Published in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development (Vol. 63, No. 1, 2021)
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