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\nWithout the forest pumping so much water into the air, rainforests wouldn't be as rainy. And without so much rain, the forest couldn't pump so much water into the air. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we...\nWithout the forest pumping so much water into the air, rainforests wouldn't be as rainy. And without so much rain, the forest couldn't pump so much water into the air. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Writing and Editing Team: Alex Reich, Henry Reich, Peter Reich & Emily Elert Illustration and Animation: Ever Salazar Music by Nathaniel Schroeder Thanks to Seth Riedel for pronunciation advice! MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC OTHER CREDITS ***************** Land Surface Temperature - Image by: Reto Stockli, NASA's Earth Observatory Team Deforestation - Image by: The Earth Observatory, NASA Amazon Droughts and Forest Fires - Image by: The Earth Observatory, NASA OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Apple Podcasts| REFERENCES ************** Boyce, C.K. et al. 2010. Angiosperms Helped Put the Rain in the Rainforests: The Impact of Plant Physiological Evolution on Tropical Biodiversity. Boyce, C.K. and Lee, J.-E. 2010. An exceptional role for flowering plant physiology in the expansion of tropical rainforests and biodiversity. Lee, J.‐E., and Boyce, C.K. 2010. Impact of the hydraulic capacity of plants on water and carbon fluxes in tropical South America. Lewis, S.L. et al. 2011. The 2010 Amazon Drought. Malhi, Y. et al. 2008. Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Fate of the Amazon. Marengo, J.A. et al. 2008. The Drought of Amazonia in 2005. Nepstad, D. et al. 1999. Large-scale impoverishment of Amazonian forests by logging and fire. Nepstad, D. et al. 2001. Road paving, fire regime feedbacks, and the future of Amazon forests. Nickl, et al. 2010. Changes in Annual Land-Surface Precipitation Over the Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Century.\n
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