The Amazon had its worst drought on record in 2023. Villages became unreachable, wildfires raged, and wildlife died. It’s a sign the world’s largest forest is nearing a point of no return. No water to shower. Crops like bananas, cassava, chestnuts, an spoiled.
Scientists are warning that the disturbing trend in the Amazon Rainforest is not an isolated incident. They believe that we should be worried. According to a study released on Jan. 24, rising global temperatures were the main cause of the historic drought. This drought led to the deaths of endangered pink and gray river dolphins and disrupted the lives of millions of people.
According to a study conducted by the World Weather Attribution, the shift in weather patterns has made the drought 30 times more likely, resulting in extreme heat and reduced rainfall. Researchers are concerned that the combination of deforestation and rising temperatures “could push the Amazon rainforest beyond a critical threshold, leading to its transformation from a lush forest into a dry savannah.”
“We should be really worried about the health of the Amazon forest,” a researcher at Brazil’s Federal University of Santa Catarina said. The drought reportedly affected all nine Amazon rainforest countries, including Brazil, which houses 60% of the jungle, according to The Nature Conservancy.
“Waterways dried up in a matter of months. People were forced to make huge journeys, dragging boats over dried-up sections of river to access food, medicine, and other essential goods,” said a researcher with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre in the Netherlands. Temperatures on Earth have been rising at an accelerated rate, but the Amazon rainforest has been a steadfast ally in helping to regulate the climate.
The Amazon rainforest plays an important role as a carbon sink, absorbing more carbon pollution than it releases. Unfortunately, deforestation has caused a reduction in the amount of carbon gas the Amazon can absorb, contributing to the global temperature rise that is linked to extreme weather events such as wildfires.
Plants from the Amazon are commonly used in modern medicine, for example, with the U.S. National Cancer Institute noting that “70% of plants useful in the treatment of cancer are found only in rainforests,”
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Matthew 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and diseases; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
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