"We are killing this ecosystem": the scientists tracking the Amazon…
Aug 24, 2023 · Climate change, deforestation and other human threats are driving the rainforest towards a tipping point of sustainability. Researchers are racing to chart the Amazon’s future.
The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million …
Feb 14, 2024 · The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences for the region and the world’s ability to tackle climate change, according to a...
Megafires are spreading in the Amazon - Conservation news
Feb 22, 2024 · The worsening effects of climate changes, rainforest degraded areas and low river and groundwater levels (like those seen in 2023) contributed to the spread of wildfires. A stretch of the Amazon ...
Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging.
Mar 9, 2024 · Hundreds of square miles of the rainforest have burned as countries in the region battle a record number of fires fueled by extreme weather.
Amazon rainforest - BBC News
Feb 17, 2024 · Huge ancient city found in the Amazon. The city was built 2,500 years ago but may have been abandoned after a volcanic eruption. All the latest content about Amazon rainforest from the BBC.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest …
Aug 8, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement.
A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We …
Feb 14, 2024 · Up to half of the Amazon rainforest could transform into grasslands or weakened ecosystems in the coming decades, a new study found, as climate change, deforestation and severe droughts like...
The Fires That Could Reshape the Amazon - The New York Times
Sep 17, 2024 · The collapse of the Amazon rainforest could release the equivalent of as much as 20 years’ worth of global carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Deforestation and fires. The drought-depleted...
Biden says history is "watching us now" on climate as he ... - CBS News
1 day ago · Biden becomes first sitting president to visit Amazon Rainforest 01:36. Washington — President Biden urged leaders to work to protect the environment on Sunday, during a visit to the Amazon ...
Biden to become first sitting US president to visit Amazon rainforest ...
2 days ago · Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president t o set foot in the Amazon rainforest during a brief stop Sunday in the Brazilian city of Manaus, coming as the U.S. is expected to scale ...