The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...

Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research ...

“To maintain the Amazon forest within safe boundaries ... “Below 1800 mm per year, abrupt transitions from rainforest to a Savanna-like vegetation become possible. This can be triggered ...

In the Amazon Rainforest, landowners can clear up to ... serious and longstanding problem in the region.” In the Cerrado savanna, deforestation is concerning even when legal, Araújo said.

Amazon Rainforest Dieback The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," is teetering on the edge of a critical tipping point. Prolonged droughts and rampant deforestation are ...

Impending loss of the Amazon rainforest due to deforestation has concerned scientists, activists, and citizens all over the globe. Natural habitats sustaining the region’s incomparable biodiversity ...

The potentially catastrophic slowdown of a critical ocean current due to climate change may have one upside: it could help prop up the Amazon rainforest in the face of rising temperatures.