By Bruno Kelly AUTAZES, Brazil, Oct 13 (Reuters) - El Niño, climate change and human activity are fueling a surge in fires ...

540 fire hotspots erupted in Amazonas in 48 hours. A new study reveals the damage to the Amazon's carbon cycle runs far ...

There were 1,679 fires in Brazil’s Amazonas state this month, a 253% surge compared to the same period last year. Read more ...

Brazil is heading back to the polls, but the impact could be felt worldwide. With the Amazon vital to the health of the ...

During the 2023 and 2024 El Niño, temperatures rose 2 to 4 Celsius (3.5 to 7 Fahrenheit) above the forest’s historical ...

The largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, closed public schools on Friday as smoke from hundreds of wildfires ...

The Brazilian government has blamed deliberate human action for the wave of fires in Amazonas state, where 540 new hotspots ...

Seven of Brazil’s nine Amazonian states are set to be governed by politicians aligned with far-right candidate Flávio ...

Brazil's Amazonas state declared a fire emergency in 36 towns on 10 October as smoke covered Manaus. Federal aircraft and 290 ...

Drought affects grain exports and essential supplies in Manaus Sixty-two municipalities in Amazonas state under emergency, over half a million affected Hydropower plants sapped, daylight saving time ...

In Brazil’s Amazon, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation. Already, more than a fifth of the country’s rainforest has vanished.

Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could reshape the Amazon's future. Control of the country, which contains about 60% ...