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Bagley, Justin E., et al. "Drought and Deforestation: Has Land Cover Change Influenced Recent Precipitation Extremes in the Amazon?." Journal of Climate, vol. 27, no. 1, Jan. 2014, p. 345. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00369.1.

Throughout 2005 and 2010, Brazil had a dramatic drought that impacted most of the agricultures. Thus, a number of researchers were looking for the relationship among impact of deforestation of Amazon, Brazil water cycle, and ecosystem. During investigations, researchers found out that expansion of agriculture land in Amazon forest area leads to change in regional water circulation pattern that has the potential impact of drought in Amazon basin. Consequently, increase in drought in the woods may cause an increase in fire, reduce water flow and Carbon uptake by trees.

Amazon deforestation is the most interesting topic when handling nature issue, because, environmental destruction becomes one of crucial issue that threat the Earth’s environment in every aspect. Of a number of environmental destruction, deforestation of Amazon have known as number one cause of environmental destruction. For instance, deforestation of Amazon impacts water cycle of Brazil that ultimately influences regional water circulation. Consequently, change in water cycle has linkage effect that leads to the drought that influences not only an agricultural system of the nation but also forest fire that harms ecosystem of Amazon.