Increasing atmospheric dryness and storms accelerates biomass turnover in Amazonian forests
Xiangtao Xu
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02639-4 The carbon sink of tropical forests is in part constrained by biomass turnover. This study assesses aboveground biomass turnover in the Amazon and finds that convective storms are the main driver of spatial variation in turnover and future climate impacts will lead to accelerated biomass turnover.