Tractor-trailer truckslin e up along a red and muddy earthen road. Large vinyl tarpaulins secured by ropes cover the open-topped hoppers of each one. Truck drivers hang out and prepare simple meals using stoves and kitchen utensils contained in a compact box built into the side of the truck cab. It’s early March, still the middle of a lush and highly predictable rainy season. Th e trucks wait for their turn and then enter a large modern compound with a football fi eld–sized building where they are loaded with recently harvested and dried soybeans and weighed.
Secas amplificam perdas de umidade do solo em florestas queimadas do Sudeste da Amazônia
Secas amplificam perdas de umidade do solo em florestas queimadas do Sudeste da Amazônia
Secas, queimadas e desmatamento fazem com que florestas estoquem mais água do solo como forma de sobreviver, tornando esses ambientes mais secos, suscetíveis ao fogo e diminuindo as chuvas nas regiões próximas. Dados foram divulgados no artigo “Secas amplificam...