Talk To Nature : Amazon Rainfall Project : Dry Season Continues For July

Dry Season Continues for July

July is the 10th month of our Amazon Rainfall Project. The dry season continues in the Amazonian forest, but we had great news for the Southern Amazon forest where rainfall exceeded in places 200% of normal. The far eastern part of the forest is still very dry, where forests have been damaged from logging. The far northern part of the forest has had excess of 200 mm. so I am pleased with the overall rainfall in the Amazon Rainforest, even though we are in the dry season.

According to an article in ‘news @ Nature.com,’ rising temperatures will stunt rainforest growth. Plants suffering in the heat could make global warming worse. The study shows that rising average temperatures have reduced growth rates by up to 50% in the two rainforests studied, Panama and Malaysia.

It is very interesting to note that the Amazon Rainforest – the world’s biggest – has not suffered significant climate warming as yet. I feel that our Language to Nature efforts have made some contribution to this.

According to Reuters news service, global warming is forecast to set in with a vengeance after 2009, which would cause concern for major drought in the Amazon Rainforest. I would like to think that starting this project at this time before the forecasted heat of global warming really begins to impact the planet, may help to keep the Amazon Rainforest intact and healthy.

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