Rain forests are usually self-irrigating. That’s why they are called ‘rain forests’. If you destroy the rain forests to grow soya, palm or whatever, you stop the irrigation. Scientists have been saying this for years. It’s happening. #BoycottPalmOil. Stop #deforestation.

Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67751685

Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this'

This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point.

^{By Stephanie Hegarty (BBC News)}