Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 30.6% over the past year, reaching the lowest level of destruction in nine ...

More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is ...

A record-breaking drought that is well into its second year is punishing much of South America, including the Amazon rainforest, upending lives and local economies and providing an alarming ...

A prolonged drought, now in its second year, is devastating large swaths of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Whole communities and the Amazon's largest city are struggling under the parched conditions.

The world's longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway and tributaries parched, stranding communities and affecting livelihoods.

For the year ending July 31, the Brazilian Amazon rainforest lost 6,288 square kilometers ... as fires ravaged areas hit by historic drought. Satellite-detected fire hotspots rose by 70%, reaching ...

A prolonged drought, now in its second year, is devastating large swaths of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Whole communities and the Amazon's largest city are struggling under the parched conditions.

Over the last century, the Amazon rainforest -- which covers nearly ... The two different biomes were recently hit by historic drought and the subsequent spread of wildfires.