Where the facts come from
Sources
We checked the wording of each claim against a cached copy of these pages on 14 November 2026. Links go to the live pages, which can change; if a date or a display caption has moved on, the fact-check log will need a fresh pass.
Met Office, Climate zones
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/climate-explained/climate-zones
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Met Office.
Met Office, Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/weather/atmosphere/intertropical-convergence-zone
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Met Office.
Met Office, When is rainy season?
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/rain/rainy-seasons
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Met Office.
Met Office, The Amazon: a hot spot for biodiversity and climate regulation (29 October 2024)
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2024/the-amazon-a-hot-spot-for-biodiversity-and-climate-regulation
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Met Office.
NASA Science, Biome: Rainforest
https://science.nasa.gov/kids/earth/mission-biomes/biorainforest/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: NASA.
NASA Earth Observatory, Introduction to the Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (feature dated 31 December 2002; checked 14 November 2026)
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: NASA.
NASA Earth Observatory, Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonality (1 June 2021)
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/satellite-senses-subtle-amazon-seasonality-148363/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: NASA.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dry and Wet Seasons in the Amazon Basin (MISR, 24 July 2021)
https://misr.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/dry-and-wet-seasons-amazon-basin/
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: NASA JPL.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Rainforest (checked 14 November 2026)
https://www.britannica.com/science/rainforest
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Tropical rainforest, by Jeremy M.B. Smith (checked 14 November 2026)
https://www.britannica.com/science/tropical-rainforest
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: Britannica.
FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 key findings (news release, 21 July 2020; checked 14 November 2026)
Checked 14 November 2026. Short label on the site: FAO.
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