Drought Drove the Amazon’s 2023 Switch to a Carbon Source

Eos 2026 Open access

Read full text

Authors: Madeline B. Reinsel

DOI: 10.1029/2026eo260059

Cited by: 0

Abstract

The change was caused by thirsty vegetation taking up less carbon than normal, not by the year’s extended fire season, new research shows.

Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Fire effects on ecosystems Hydrology and Drought Analysis