The Brazilian Amazon is on pace to see forest clearing hit a record low this year, government figures show. Officials credit ...
By Ginger Cassady The Amazon Rainforest is approaching a dangerous threshold. Scientists warn that continued deforestation could push the world’s largest rainforest past a tipping point, transforming ...
Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...
Deforestation in the Amazon is making the region hotter and drier, with less rainfall as the forest loses its ability to ...
By Rhett Ayers Butler Brazil’s latest satellite alerts indicate that deforestation in the Amazon has continued to fall into early 2026, extending a downward trend that began after a sharp rise earlier ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.