BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 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.

By Amanda Magnani For decades, scientists have been trying to answer a key question: What would the Amazon rainforest look ...

The Amazon rainforest could face a renewed surge of deforestation as efforts grow to overturn a long-standing ban that has protected it. Tipping Point by Luke Jerram combine smokes, lights and sound ...

Colombia’s government has reported a slight increase in deforestation in 2025, but it still surpassed its four-year reduction target under President Gustavo Petro.

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deforestation in parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil declined to its lowest levels in more than a decade, a good sign for ...

You would think that with all the warnings about deforestation and its impact on climate change, deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest would continue its decline. Actually, it has gotten worse – much ...

Previous strong El Niños have tested the Amazon’s limits, causing lasting damage on top of the destruction wrought by deforestation and climate change. El Niño-related droughts fueled rampant ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has fallen nearly 37% to its lowest level in a decade under President Lula's government.