Evapotranspiration declines prolonged by deforestation and fire in South American biomes
Renata Libonati
Nature Geoscience, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01981-8 Human-driven disturbances intensify and prolong evapotranspiration declines across South American ecosystems, disrupting the water balance and threatening ecological resilience, according to hydrological modelling and remote sensing data.