A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the ...

Scientists reveal what would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out - When trees die from drought, they release carbon, ...

The findings show that adjusting to cope with the effects of climate change could see some parts of the Amazon rainforest ...

Somebody get Greta on the horn! Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 ...

Human activity and extreme drought is causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought, exacerbating climate change, according to a new study. While many climate studies ...

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. A warming climate ...

The study shows that future climate change may lead to hotter and drier conditions in the Amazon rainforest that reduces the Amazon carbon sink, in other words, carbon dioxide absorption by plants.

President Lula promised to restore the Amazon rainforest and chase down climate criminals during his speech at climate summit COP27 in 2022. Rainforest destruction had surged to a 12-year high ...