# How would the Amazon react if it dried up? A 25-year-old field study has the answer

Source: [Conservation news](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-would-the-amazon-react-if-it-dried-up-a-25-year-old-field-study-has-the-answer/) · 2026-11-11 · Life
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Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- A 25-year-old field study subjected an area of Amazon rainforest to experimental drying.
- The study aims to predict how the Amazon biome may fare under extreme droughts in a warming world.

## Why it matters

Long-term field experiments on drought effects in the Amazon help test forecasts of how the largest tropical rainforest may respond to more frequent extreme droughts.

## Coverage

- [How would the Amazon react if it dried up? A 25-year-old field study has the answer](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-would-the-amazon-react-if-it-dried-up-a-25-year-old-field-study-has-the-answer/) — Conservation news, 2026-11-11

Tags: amazon, drought, rainforest, climate change, field experiment

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