According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), 26% of the forest in the southeastern Amazon has disappeared, releasing more carbon than it absorbs for the first time, which is equivalent to 1.3 times Japan’s annual emissions, and NASA modeling warns that when forest cover falls below 70%, precipitation in the region plummets by 40%, directly threatening 14% of the world’s wine supply. Meanwhile, controversy has arisen over the Brazilian government’s approval of the Otazis Potash Project, which could lead to brine leakage and surface collapse, further destroying the rainforest ecosystem.
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