By Justin Catanoso Reports on the health and vitality of the Amazon — often dubbed as Earth’s lungs — have been grim for ...

In October 2023, the Rio Negro at Manaus dropped to its lowest point since Brazilian authorities began measuring it in 1903.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This aerial view shows trucks carrying wood from a deforested area in the Amazon rainforest, in the surroundings of Belém, Brazil, ...

A UF climate activist is leading a 2,693 mile journey across the Amazon that’ll end with a United Nations conference. A group of climate change leaders are embarking on an expedition down the Amazon ...

When people talk about “the Amazon,” they generally mean the vast Amazon rainforest, not the river that gave the forest its name. (To test this, Google “the Amazon.” When I did that, the list of top ...

Studies warn that climate change could slash hydropower generation across the Amazon by up to 40%, with controversial Belo Monte among the most exposed plants in Brazil. Researchers and regulators say ...

Democracy Now! is broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River, where the COP30 summit has entered its second week of ...

Amazon basin fish species living in lakes, floodplain forests and river systems need a high degree of connectivity to stay genetically diverse and healthy, but this connectivity is threatened by ...

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, June 5 (UPI) --Brazil's environmental authority has approved one of the final requirements for state-run oil company Petrobras to proceed with oil exploration at the mouth of the ...

For the first time, the United Nations climate change negotiations are taking place at the edge of a tropical rainforest, a setting many are still waiting to see if it can inspire governments to take ...

Texas A&M University civil and environmental engineering researcher secures NASA fellowship to study Amazon River water loss from evaporation. While the Amazon River is world-renowned for its massive ...