One graph shows how Brazil's election could speed up destruction of the Amazon rainforest — and imperil the planet. ... About 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil.

About 65% of the Amazon rainforest lies within Brazil and is home to 13% of the country's population. Since 1970 almost 700,000 square kilometres of the Brazilian Amazon have been cleared. The area ...

Viral photographs supposedly showing the fire are actually several years old. In August 2019, a photograph supposedly showing smoke billowing up from a section of the Amazon rainforest went viral ...

The Amazon is the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world and produces 20% of the world’s oxygen. As the fires in the rainforest continue to burn, our environment could be harmed.

Why the Amazon could be at risk of "collapsing" 04:16 French President Emmanuel Macron wants the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest to be on the agenda at this weekend's G-7 summit.

A shocking new study suggests that the Amazon rainforest could reach the "point of no return" and disappear within 50 years. The research, published in Nature Communications, notes that the Amazon ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its dense green canopy stretches across nine countries, providing a ...

The Amazon is the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world and produces 20% of the world’s oxygen. As the fires in the rainforest continue to burn, our environment could be harmed.