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The largest rainforest in the world is experiencing its worse drought in decades. Droughts are becoming increasingly common, a phenomenon consistent with the predictions for climate change.
Rivers in the Amazon are drying up as the world’s largest rainforest experiences increasingly frequent droughts. Dan Nepstad, Director of International Programs at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, tells host Bruce Gellerman that such droughts are consistent with predictions for climate change.