An unexpected region of the Amazon is at the forefront of rapid growth in climate extremes, a new report reveals. The central ...

We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme ...

Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across ...

For decades the world’s largest rainforest has been getting drier. A new study published in Nature Communications disentangles how much of this shift can be blamed on humanity’s warming of the planet ...

Extreme river flood levels reach several meters depth, as indicated by the darker shade on the bark of this tree from seasonally flooded forests in the Amazon region. (Bruno B L Cintra, University of ...

Tree trunks in the Amazon are getting 3.3% thicker every decade as the plants absorb extra carbon dioxide, suggesting they ...

New research led by IIASA reveals a surprising link between two major climate-tipping elements: the Southern Amazon rainforest and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). While the ...

The already large trees of the Amazon rainforest are getting bigger on average, a new study found. The finding indicates a ...

For decades, researchers anticipated that climate change would stunt the Amazon’s tallest trees. But a gargantuan new study ...