Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 September 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01776-4

The authors analyse tree responses to an extreme heat and drought event across South America to understand long-term climate resistance. While no more sensitive to this than previous lesser events, forests in drier climates showed the greatest impacts and thus vulnerability to climate extremes.