El Niño is fueling a dangerous cascade of wildfires across the tropics, with the Amazon rainforest now experiencing widespread burning and scientists warning that the worst may still be ahead. NASA ...

A deforested area of the Amazon rainforest burns in Autazes, Brazil, on Oct. 12. Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires have been set on purpose for political ...

As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, its effects are already being felt around the world. I Rainforest, wildfire season is off to a brutal start ...

LAWRENCE — The Amazon rainforest in South America is so critical to the health of Earth’s atmosphere that it’s known as the ...

A 15-year study reveals how human-caused fires and deforestation are turning the Amazon rainforest into a major source of ...

A 15-year analysis of aircraft measurements shows the Amazon emitted an average of 0.32 petagrams of carbon per year, with ...

540 hotspots in 48 hours: Amazonas state recorded more active fire points in two days than in all of October 2025, which totaled 874 hotspots across 31 days, according to INPE's Queimadas dashboard.

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a new report. Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest also eased off last year ...

The study, conducted by US and Brazilian researchers, used 15 years of atmospheric carbon dioxide data from the Amazon basin.