BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest ... And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear ...

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85% in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data showed Tuesday. The 9,166 square kilometers cleared was the highest ...

If these trends continue unchecked, they could disrupt continental rainfall patterns and trigger a sharp decline in species that depend on the rainforest. Deforestation in the Amazon has been ...

2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed ...