Scientists covered an Amazon rainforest plot with 6,000 panels to block half its rain; large trees died and biomass fell by a third
- Image AI generatedDeep in the Caxiuanã National Forest in northern Brazil, a patch of rainforest the size of a football pitch tells the story of what a drier Amazon might look like.
- Since 2002, scientists have suspended nearly 6,000 transparent plastic panels above one hectare of pristine forest, diverting roughly half the rainfall away from the soil below and channelling it into gutters instead.
- It is the longest-running drought experiment of its kind anywhere in the tropics.
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- Image AI generatedDeep in the Caxiuanã National Forest in northern Brazil, a patch of rainforest the size of a football pitch tells the story of what a drier Amazon might look like.
- Since 2002, scientists have suspended nearly 6,000 transparent plastic panels above one hectare of pristine forest, diverting roughly half the rainfall away from the soil below and channelling it into gutters instead.
- It is the longest-running drought experiment of its kind anywhere in the tropics.
Sources: Times of India