Human activity and extreme drought is causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought, exacerbating climate change, according to a new study. While many climate studies focus ...

Climate change was the chief driver of the devastating drought that gripped the Amazon last year, say researchers, as warming threatens one of the world's most important ecosystems for stabilizing the ...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished and washed up on shore.

Amid an extreme, unprecedented drought, almost all major Amazon rivers have registered their lowest levels in history. Experts say the outlook for the next months is even worse, putting researchers on ...

A new report from World Weather Attribution (WWA) estimates that climate change increased the likelihood of the 2023 Amazon drought by a factor of 30. Both El Niño and climate change contributed to ...

Severe drought dried up rivers and made it difficult to travel between cities in the state of Amazonas. Climate change was the chief driver of the devastating drought that gripped the Amazon last year ...