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    source_title: Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon - NASA Science
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## TL;DR

The Amazon Rainforest is a tropical rainforest system within the Amazon basin. Its ecology, hydrology, and deforestation patterns are monitored heavily with satellite observations because land-cover change and drought can alter both forest condition and regional moisture cycles.

## Core Explanation

Tropical rainforests are hot, moist biomes with high rainfall. In the Amazon, forest cover and atmospheric moisture interact: clearing and degradation can reduce evapotranspiration, alter rainfall patterns, and increase drought and fire risk. NASA Earth Observatory tracks Amazon deforestation and related climate signals through satellite observations.

## Further Reading

- [NASA Earth Observatory: Tropical Rainforest](https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/biome/biorainforest.php)
- [NASA Earth Observatory: Amazon Deforestation](https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/collection/1676/amazon-deforestation)
- [NASA Earth Observatory: Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon](https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145834/human-activities-are-drying-out-the-amazon)

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