Forest microclimates contrast strongly with the climate outside forests. To fully understand
and better predict how forests' biodiversity and functions relate to climate and climate …

Vegetation greenness has been increasing globally since at least 1981, when satellite
technology enabled large-scale vegetation monitoring. The greening phenomenon, together …

Amazonia hosts the Earth's largest tropical forests and has been shown to be an important
carbon sink over recent decades 1, 2, 3. This carbon sink seems to be in decline, however …

Tree restoration is an effective way to store atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate
change. However, large-scale tree-cover expansion has long been known to increase …

Tropical forests play a critical role in the hydrological cycle and can influence local and
regional precipitation. Previous work has assessed the impacts of tropical deforestation on …

Surface-water availability, defined as precipitation minus evapotranspiration, can be affected
by changes in vegetation. These impacts can be local, due to the modification of …

It has been suggested that rainfall in the Amazon decreases if forest loss exceeds some
threshold, but the specific value of this threshold remains uncertain. Here, we investigate the …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

Climate extremes threaten human health, economic stability, and the well-being of natural
and built environments (eg, 2003 European heat wave). As the world continues to warm …

Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the most biodiverse savannas in the world, yet 46%
of its original cover has been cleared to make way for crops and pastures. These extensive …