The risk is that, if the rainforest does reach a catastrophic tipping point beyond which it begins to die back rapidly, then ...

Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, ...

In September 2023, a group of scientists sailed the Negro River, the second-largest tributary of the grand Amazon to benchmark its waters, and found the river in good shape. The expedition led to ...

Brazilian authorities Monday decreed a “state of water shortage” in the basins of five major rivers nationwide. The critical ...

While the Amazon’s rainforests have dominated many conversations, the Amazon River and its tributaries are equally vital, both to the surrounding communities, who depend on them for food ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary rainforest ...

The recent agreement between Mexico and Texas brings water scarcity worldwide to the forefront. In 2023 alone, 347 recorded ...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary ...

Brazil will hold the talks next year. During a helicopter tour, Biden saw severe erosion, ships grounded in one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries and fire damage. He also passed over a ...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary ...