How the Amazon rainforest is faring under climate change NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to climate scientist Antonio Nobre about how climate change is affecting the Amazon forest in Brazil.

Climate change, oxygen and biodiversity: Amazon rainforest fires leave plenty at stake "The effects of forest destruction in the Amazon don't stay in the Amazon. They affect us all," one expert said.

As Brazil prepares to host COP30, construction of a controversial highway through the Amazon rainforest has sparked criticism ...

Fires could turn Amazon rainforest into a desert as human activity and climate change threaten ‘lungs of the world’, says study. Drying out of the rainforest threatens to ignite the tree ...

"Deforestation and climate change are likely the main drivers of this decline." The Amazon rainforest is biologically the richest region on Earth, hosting about 25% of global biodiversity.

But climate change, together with widespread deforestation and burning for agriculture and ranching, has taken a toll on the Amazon, making it warmer and drier.

The study, published this week in Global Change Biology, paints what is perhaps our most comprehensive picture of how the Amazon rainforest’s trees are responding to climate change.

Amazon Rainforest Fires Threaten Climate Change Efforts — What's at Stake for the Planet It's a "crime against the planet, and a crime against humankind," said ecologist Adriane Muelbert By ...

Amazon Rainforest Birds’ Bodies Transform Due to Climate Change Nov. 13, 2021 — The most pristine parts of the Amazon rainforest devoid of direct human contact are being impacted by human ...

Eight University of Birmingham students are set to travel to the Amazon rainforest to tackle climate change and ...

In the heart of the Amazon, where pristine rainforest remains largely untouched by humans, birds are shrinking. For about four decades, researchers collected and measured 77 species of birds at ...

As Brazil held the first Amazon summit in 14 years, WLRN spoke with expert Tracy Devine Guzmán about the importance of the rainforest to South Florida. Search Query Show Search.