The Oakland Press: Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
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.
Science Daily: When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new research shows. But if not managed carefully, we could 'threaten the integrity of the whole system,' researchers say.
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
The Amazon Rainforest is on fire. Or much of it, at least. On February 28, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research announced that 2,940 fires had burned in the Brazilian Amazon over the course ...
Morning Overview on MSN: Study finds up to 36% of Amazon forest may be more drought-resilient
Up to 36% of the Amazon rainforest may resist severe drought far better than scientists previously assumed, according to a growing body of peer-reviewed research linking shallow water tables and ...
Study finds up to 36% of Amazon forest may be more drought-resilient
The Spokesman-Review: Deep in the Amazon, a bold question: Can the forest save itself?
ALTAMIRA, Brazil – If much of the Amazon forest is to wither away, this is the town where that end was foretold. During its campaign to develop the region, Brazil’s former military dictatorship chose ...
Deep in the Amazon, a bold question: Can the forest save itself?
Stretching across 2.6 million square miles and eight countries and filled with more than 3 million species of plants and animals, the Amazon rainforest is a wild and wonderful place. There are ...
Phys.org: Amazon could lose over a third of forest cover by century's end
A new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38% of the Amazon rainforest by the end of the 21st century. The Amazon is the ...
Amazon could lose over a third of forest cover by century's end
PBS: Extreme drought, wildfires and deforestation battered the Amazon rainforest in 2024
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.
Mongabay News on MSN: Novel research finds unexpected climate resilience in up to 36% of Amazon forest
Novel research finds unexpected climate resilience in up to 36% of Amazon forest
Mongabay News: Novel research finds unexpected climate resilience in up to 36% of Amazon forest
Reports on the health and vitality of the Amazon — often dubbed as Earth’s lungs — have been grim for years. Record drought has stressed large swaths of the world’s largest rainforest. Major Amazon ...
MSN: Scientists warn Amazon is approaching irreversible forest loss faster than thought
Mongabay: The Amazon in 2025: Challenges and hopes as the rainforest takes center stage
The Amazon Rainforest, where next year’s COP30 climate summit will be hosted, is reeling from two consecutive years of severe drought, with major rivers at record lows, leading to water shortages and ...
The Amazon in 2025: Challenges and hopes as the rainforest takes center stage
Forest fires have consumed millions of hectares in the Amazon basin this year, due to global warming, an extreme two-year drought, and the illegal burning of forests and pastures. Helicopter used in ...