New research led by IIASA reveals a surprising link between two major climate-tipping elements: the Southern Amazon ...

The rich plant life that makes up the Amazon rainforest contributes a significant amount of water vapour to Earth’s ...

In a warming world, the health of forests can change in surprising ways. A new analysis highlights how a weakening Atlantic ...

With wildfires turning forests into “massive carbon emitters,” planting trees in some places could inadvertently increase ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen ...

Fires could turn the Amazon rainforest into a desert as human activity and climate change threaten ‘lungs of the world’, ...

The rainforest stores a vast amount of carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas driving climate change. According to one study, the Amazon holds the equivalent of two years of global carbon emissions.

A long-time leader of California’s climate efforts explains how governors from Brazil to Indonesia have become the leading edge in fighting climate change. Several are meeting this week in Brazil.

The rainforest stores a massive amount of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is the main driver of climate change. According to one study, the Amazon stores the equivalent of two years of ...

Amazon rainforest deforestation is reshaping the planet’s climate. It affects rainfall, raises global temperatures, and ...

What consequences could the Amazon rainforest face as climate change continues to worse worldwide? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution hopes to address as a team of ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change but could experience other "profound changes", researchers have warned. Some of the effects include the death of ...