The Amazon tipping point would mark a final shift in the rainforest’s ability to sustain itself, an inflection point after which the trees can no longer feed traversing clouds with enough ...

The Amazon rainforest is reaching a “tipping point” where large swathes will begin to transform into savannah, according to a study. The authors of the new paper said three-quarters of the Amazon is ...

Scientists warn that the Amazon rainforest is near its “tipping point” as more trees die. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, more than three-quarters of the Amazon has ...

New evidence suggests that mean annual precipitation in the Amazon region is not going to change significantly even if it were completely deforested. This is contrary to concerns that beyond a certain ...

Overall, the Amazon rainforest is becoming much less resilient – raising the risk of widespread dieback, the research shows. "The rainforest can look more or less the same, yet it can be losing ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to ...