"Human influences are so profound." New study uncovers concerning phenomenon in Amazon rainforest: 'All measures are changing' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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

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

Imazon has developed AI deforestation prediction models that inform policies and help law enforcement protect the Amazon ...

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 ...

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

The Amazon may be approaching the point of near total collapse, a new study has concluded. The research, published in the journal Nature, found that climate change, combined with water stress and ...

The Amazon rainforest is slowly transitioning to a new, hotter climate with more frequent and intense droughts—conditions ...

A scraping sound reverberated from the hull as our tiny wooden boat once again juddered to a halt, sending us lurching forward. One of our two-man Indigenous crew jumped from the stern into the ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon rain forests of Peru. The new wasp genus called amazonica Capitojoppa is one of several species unknown to science which were discovered in ...

An Amazon summit, featuring leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, and Ecuador, will meet for the first time in 14 years. The summit will address how the nations ...