The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could ...

Parts of the Amazon are drifting into uncharted territory. According to a concerning new study published in Nature, the ...

A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, causing mass tree die-offs.

Known as the “hypertropics,” this climate is defined by hot drought conditions—and hasn’t been seen on Earth for tens of millions of years.

The Amazon rainforest is home to a diverse cast of plants and animals. This vital, verdant landscape also plays a crucial role in managing the effects of climate change by storing significant amounts ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

The Amazon is facing a hotter, drier future, with rising drought stress threatening forests that help regulate Earth’s ...

As the global climate warms and the dry season lengthens, signs of a shift towards a hypertropical climate pattern are starting to emerge in the Amazon rainforest.

A new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38% of the ...