Fig. 2: Reductions in precipitation over regions of tropical forest loss.
From: Tropical deforestation causes large reductions in observed precipitation
a–r, Bars indicate the median absolute change in annual precipitation (millimetres per month) per percentage point of forest loss over 2003 to 2017 in each region (tropics (a–f), Amazon (g–l), Congo (m–r), SEA (s–x)) for each precipitation dataset category (satellite, station and reanalysis). Results are shown for forest loss scales of 0.05° (a,g,m,s), 0.1° (b,h,n,t), 0.25° (c,i,o,u), 0.5° (d,j,p,v), 1.0° (e,k,q,w) and 2.0° (f,l,r,x). Statistically significant (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01) and nonsignificant (NS) differences in changes in mean precipitation (calculated as a multi-annual mean over 2003–2007 compared with 2013–2017) over deforested regions compared with control regions are indicated. Error bars show ±1 standard error from the mean. Datasets used in this analysis are detailed in Extended Data Table 1. ΔP, precipitation change.
