This critical region may be facing a devastating year of drought and wildfire at the worst possible time.

The Amazon rainforest might be closer to a tipping point than scientists thought. Some fear that droughts and fire could nudge it into irreversible decline.

Golpeada por la sequía reciente, el avance del fuego y la pérdida de capacidad de recuperación, la mayor selva tropical del planeta enfrenta una prueba decisiva para su…