The Amazon has suffered its most destructive fire season in more than two decades, releasing a staggering 791 million tons of carbon dioxide—on par with Germany’s annual emissions. Scientists found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thick clouds of smoke drift over the city due to the particularly severe forest fires in the Amazon region. Aguilar Abecassis/dpa ...

South America recorded the highest number of fire outbreaks in 14 years in 2024, with Brazil at the epicenter of the crisis. In the Amazon, fire outbreaks grew out of control even amid a sharp ...

Antonio has spent the past seven years running toward fires that most others run from. A firefighter in the Brazilian Amazon ...

Brazil’s official data show deforestation in the Amazon fell 11% in the 12 months to July 2025, with independent monitoring by Imazon confirming a similar trend—evidence that policies under President ...

After four decades of research, a scientist returns to the Amazon in an effort to change the behavior that has led to years of environmental crisis. After four decades of research, a scientist returns ...

Even after fires, severe droughts, and windstorms, the vegetation in degraded Amazonian forests demonstrates a high capacity ...