River Level at Amazon Rainforest Port Hits 122-Year Low Amid Drought October 7, 2024 By Bruno Kelly and Jake Spring The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as...
Thousands of Fires Are Burning in the Drought-Wracked Amazon September 23, 2024 By Barbara Nascimento, Eric Roston and Simone Iglesias Much of Brazil is burning as tens of thousands of fires rage around the country, half of them in the...
A Continent Ablaze: South America Surpasses Record for Fires September 13, 2024 By Jake Spring and Stefanie Eschenbacher South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest through the world’s largest wetlands to dry forests in...
Why Are Amazon Fires Potentially Sparking Global Climate Crisis? August 26, 2019 By Jake Spring A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforest’s importance to the global...
Researchers Find Link Between Atlantic Hurricanes and Amazon Wildfires August 24, 2015 Researchers have uncovered a “remarkably strong link” between high wildfire risk in the Amazon basin and the hurricanes that ravage...