"We are killing this ecosystem": the scientists tracking the Amazon…
WEBAug 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.
A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We …
WEBFeb 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
WEBSep 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...
The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million …
WEBFeb 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...
Brazil drought: Stark pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major ...
WEB6 days ago · In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the impact on rivers is shocking and experts are sounding the alarm on what this means for the region, a biodiversity hot spot and crucial climate change buffer.
A Severe Drought Pushes an Imperiled Amazon to the Brink - The …
WEBOct 17, 2023 · The planet’s biggest freshwater tank is in trouble. The Amazon rainforest, where a fifth of the world’s freshwater flows, is reeling from a powerful drought that shows no sign of abating.
Drought has dried a major Amazon River ... - Associated Press News
WEB2 days ago · MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country. The level of the Negro River at the port of Manaus was at 12.66 meters on Friday, as compared with a normal level of about 21 meters.
The Amazon’s crucial water cycle faces collapse, scientists say
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Wildfires, deforestation and global warming could permanently destroy the water cycle that sustains parts of the Amazon rainforest if action is not taken in the coming decades, according to a...
Nearly 40% of Amazon rainforest most vital to climate left …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Scientists agree that preserving the Amazon rainforest is vital to combating global warming, but new data on Wednesday indicate huge swathes of the jungle that are most vital to the world's...
Amazon's record forest fires hit Brazil's indigenous communities
WEBThe Amazon has had its worst forest fires in two decades. More than 62,000 square kilometres have been burned this year already – an area bigger than countries like Sri Lanka or Costa Rica. The ...