Will the Amazon Help Save the Planet?
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This story was produced with assistance from the Pulitzer Center and additional support from the Pendleton Mazer Family Fund.
The fabled rainforest is starting to release its carbon as climate change, deforestation and other human threats drive it…
Brazilian scientists have pioneered a new vegetation model with a broader array of life strategies that is expected to provide…
El mundo se está quedando atrás en el cumplimiento de los compromisos para proteger y restaurar los bosques, según la reciente…
The world is falling behind on commitments to protect and restore forests, according to the recent Forest Declaration Assessment.
Forests are vital to protect the climate, yet the world is falling far behind its targets: The world is falling behind on…
Atstock Productions / shutterstock The world is falling behind on commitments to protect and restore forests, according to the…
The world is falling behind on commitments to protect and restore forests, according to the recent Forest Declaration Assessment.
The world is falling behind on commitments to protect and restore forests, according to the recent Forest Declaration Assessment.
South American rainforests are one of the world’s largest carbon sinks, taking billions of metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2…
Scientists have documented a worrying trend in the rainforests of Australia: Tree lifespans have halved in the last 35 years…
Scientists have documented a worrying trend in the rainforests of Australia: Tree lifespans have halved in the last 35 years…
Az Amazonas-medence trópusi esőerdejének háromnegyede veszített ellenálló képességéből a 2000-es évek eleje óta – állítja egy új…
Un nuevo estudio de la prestigiosa revista Nature, reveló que la Amazonía se encuentra en una fase donde está emitiendo más dióxi…
[email protected] Durante mucho tiempo la Amazonía ha ayudado a equilibrar el ciclo global del carbono, pero nueva evidencia…
The 1,200-mile Tapajós River cuts through the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, forming a basin where one-third of the world’s soy…
NUEVA YORK.- Una nueva investigación detectó que algunas zonas de la selva tropical de la Amazonía ahora emiten más dióxido de…
According to a study published July 14 in Nature, the Brazilian Amazon is emitting more carbon than it captures.
Como consecuencia de la deforestación partes de la selva amazónica están emitiendo más dióxido de carbono del absorben El…
Un nuevo estudio que analizó cientos de lecturas aéreas de emisiones sobre los bosques encontró que las regiones forestales en…
Le foreste hanno finora rappresentato Il polmone verde del nostro pianeta, assorbendo l’anidride carbonica prodotta dall’uomo e…
An aerial view shows a dirt road and a burned area of the Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho…
Inicio » Cambio Climático » Partes de la Amazonia pasan de absorber dióxido de carbono a emitirlo Un nuevo estudio que analiza…
A forest is burned to make way for cattle pasture near Manacaru, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Portions of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb — a troubling sign for the fight…
Fires in Amazon rainforest can be seen from space NASA recently released satellite images showing the smoke from a slew of…
Fires in Amazon rainforest can be seen from space NASA recently released satellite images showing the smoke from a slew of…
BRAZIL - The Amazon is home to the world’s largest tropical rainforest and is often called the "lungs of the Earth." But a new…
According to a study published today in Nature, the Brazilian Amazon is emitting more carbon than it captures.
Portions of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb - a troubling sign for the fight…
Portions of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb — a troubling sign for the fight…
Portions of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb — a troubling sign for the fight…
A new study analyzing hundreds of aerial readings of emissions above the forest canopy found that forest regions in the…
The world's rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as…
Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius.
By Sam Romano CNN — The world's rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon…
The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as…
À medida que mais árvores morrem na Bacia Amazônica, a capacidade da floresta de absorver dióxido de carbono diminui.
Satellite imagery reveals several areas of primary rainforest were cleared alongside agricultural fields in Lábrea municipality…
Satellite imagery reveals several areas of primary rainforest were cleared alongside agricultural fields in Lábrea municipality…
Protecting biodiversity is critical to global efforts to combat climate change and address food security, health and human…
As we go about our daily lives, the carbon-rich soils of the boreal forest and lush rainforests of the tropics are hard at work…
An aerial view of the Amazon rainforest near Manaus, Brazil. Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT Something is wrong in the lungs of the…
In a first-of-its-kind effort, scientists have calculated the balance of all natural and human-caused greenhouse gases coming…
Using airborne light detection and ranging technology, more commonly known as “lidar,” a team of researchers remotely studied…
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The world’s hottest rainforest is located not in the Amazon or anywhere else you might expect, but inside Biosphere 2, the…
A newly published study provides insight into why trees die in the Amazon, and why the rate of tree death may be increasing.
A s the world warms and the atmosphere becomes increasingly fertilised with carbon dioxide, trees are growing ever faster.
SmartNews Keeping you current Rapid growth reduces the capacity of forests to absorb and store carbon dioxide smithsonianmag.com…
As the world warms and the atmosphere becomes increasingly fertilised with carbon dioxide, trees are growing ever faster.
Amazonian forest in Peru. Credit: Roel Brienen, University of Leeds Higher temperatures and increased atmospheric carbon…
Brienen, R. J. W. et al.: Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink. Nature 519, 2015 Fleischer, K.
The towering stands of old-growth trees in Africa’s Salonga National Park in the heart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
La selva amazónica superó su máxima capacidad de retirar CO2 de la atmósfera en los años 90.
Se nell'immediato le prime preoccupazioni legate ai devastanti roghi che stanno bruciando l'Amazzonia riguardano le possibili…
OTTAWA—Part environmental scare, part diplomatic spat, the situation surrounding the fires in the Amazon has captured the…
The president of Brazil has been pursuing his big plans for the Amazon rainforest, even as parts of it burn in massive wildfires.
Flames are spreading across the Amazon rainforest this summer, spewing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere…
Flames are spreading across the Amazon rainforest this summer, spewing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere…
Flames are spreading across the Amazon rainforest this summer, spewing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere…
Lo que no vemos, no existe. Quizá sea un poco exagerado, pero por algo se dice “ver para creer”.
Lo que no vemos, no existe. Quizá sea un poco exagerado, pero por algo se dice “ver para creer”.
Tausende Feuer lodern im Amazonas, schwarzer Regen fällt in São Paulo: Der Regenwald in Brasilien brennt wie nie - und jetzt…
La deforestación, los incendios y el cambio climático acercan a la cuenca amazónica a una transformación irreversible El climatól…
AFP/ Topline: As news of the fires in the Amazon rain forest spread, sparking international outrage and condemnation, so too…
A lack of nutrients in Amazonian soil could restrict the forest’s ability to soak up emissions and lead to climate change…
‘Klimaatverandering is van alle tijden, de mens heeft daarop maar bitter weinig invloed’ Guus Berkhout en Dick Thoenes in…
Trees in today’s boreal forests are living fast and dying young. Over the last 60 years the life expectancy for trees has…
Researchers analyzed three decades of Amazon basin data collected by a long-term international collaboration known as RAINFOR…
The Amazon Basin stores 100 billion tons of carbon, serving as a valuable carbon sink and buffer against climate change.
Forest clearing releases voluminous amounts of greenhouse gases. The carbon stored in the Amazon already has dropped by at…
Før dekket regnskogen 13 prosent av landjorda. Nå er den halvert. Fortsetter vi å ødelegge den, får det katastrofale…
Each year, humans reduce the number of trees worldwide by 15 billion. This is one of the startling conclusions of new research…
(Source: University of Leeds) There have been five mass extinction events in the Earth's history, including climate change…
Forests in Eurasia are not sucking as much CO2 out of the sky as they used to -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researchers are racing to determine whether forests will continue to act as a brake on climate change by soaking up more carbon.
Bestätigt sich der Trend der vergangenen drei Jahrzehnte, wird die "grüne Lunge" in Südamerika bald keine mehr sein. Der Überflus…
Amount absorbed has halved since 1990s peak
Latin American fossil fuel emissions have overtaken the rainforest’s net uptake of carbon dioxide, a study finds.
The world's forests are disappearing. What can we do?
The most extensive land-based study of the Amazon to date reveals it is losing its capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
Tropical forests are being exposed to unprecedented environmental change, with huge knock-on effects. In the past decade, the…
The ability of the Amazon basin to soak up excess carbon dioxide is weakening over time, researchers reported last week.
L’Amazonie est en train de perdre sa capacité à absorber le dioxyde de carbone (CO2) atmosphérique, principal gaz à effet de…
To date the Amazon has been a huge carbon sink, soaking up billions of tonnes of our emissions from fossil fuels, write Oliver…
A study has found that the net carbon uptake of the Amazon forest as halved since the 1990s. Researchers warn that the findings…
Le cattive notizie provenienti dalla Foresta Amazzonica sembrano purtroppo non mancare mai. I ricercatori dell'Università…
Amazonin sademetsä kykenee imemään itseensä kolmanneksen vähemmän hiilidioksidia kuin ennen. Puiden kuolleisuus on kasvanut…
Atmospheric carbon dioxide records indicate that the land surface has acted as a strong global carbon sink over recent decades…
Researchers say the quick dying of trees is behind the reduced carbon uptake A 30-year survey of the Amazon rainforest has…
Schlechte Nachrichten fürs Weltklima: Die riesigen Amazonas-Wälder binden immer weniger CO2, wie eine neue Langzeitstudie zeigt.
La capacità della foresta amazzonica di assorbire anidride carbonica atmosferica si è ridotta di un terzo rispetto agli anni…
What's pulling the plug on the world's carbon sink? Geoff Gallice , CC BY Tropical forests are being exposed to unprecedented…
The Amazon is losing its capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere, reveals he most extensive land-based study of the…