Amazon burns! You have heard it right. The Amazon rainforests which are a habitat to rich flora and fauna are vulnerable to forest fires more often. These flora and fauna have vital roles in nutrients cycle, maintaining oxygen- carbon dioxide levels,seed dispersals etc among many others. But the Amazon has seen the wrath and fury of climate change due to practices like deforestation and exploitation. Researches have detected decline in butterflies, specialist forest ant species, beetle species and other litter-dwelling invertebrates, some birds, small mammals and snakes in burnt areas. The number and species of shrubs, herbs, trees destroyed are unaccountable. Scientists fear this could lead to a tipping point — with devastating impacts for the Amazon, which harbors 10% of the world’s biodiversity. Read on to find more details about this topic.

Arjun Julian

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