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Why Amazon Depends on Sahara Desert? | Environment & Geography UPSC

Why does the Amazon Rainforest depend on the Sahara Desert? This video explains one of the most fascinating environment–geography connections on Earth. Saharan dust travels thousands of kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean and plays a crucial role in Amazon rainfall, cloud formation, and nutrient replenishment. The dust, especially from the Bodélé Depression (Chad), is rich in phosphorus, which compensates for nutrient loss due to heavy rainfall in the Amazon Basin. This concept is important for UPSC Prelims & Mains, especially under: Physical Geography Climatology Atmospheric circulation Environment & Ecology #UPSC #UPSCPrelims #UPSCGeography #EnvironmentAndEcology #PhysicalGeography #Climatology #SaharaDesert #AmazonRainforest #SaharanDust #BodeleDepression #AtmosphericCirculation #TradeWinds #GeographyForUPSC #EnvironmentUPSC #Prelims2026 #IASPreparation Sahara desert Amazon rainforest, Sahara dust Amazon, Saharan dust transport, Sahara to Amazon nutrient cycle, Bodélé Depression UPSC, Chad Bodélé Depression geography, Amazon basin rainfall UPSC, Amazon soil phosphorus UPSC, atmospheric circulation UPSC, global wind system UPSC, trade winds UPSC geography, intercontinental dust transport, desert and rainforest relationship, climatology concepts UPSC, physical geography UPSC, environment and ecology UPSC, geography optional UPSC, UPSC prelims environment, UPSC prelims geography, UPSC prelims 2026, UPSC prelims 2027, UPSC 2026 preparation, UPSC 2027 preparation, IAS prelims geography, IAS environment UPSC, current affairs environment UPSC, world geography UPSC, dynamic geography UPSC, environment MCQs UPSC, UPSC exam geography concepts