A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since 2005. And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily ...

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 climate change.

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 ...

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024 By: Steven Grattan, The Associated Press Posted: 8:30 AM CST Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 Last Modified: 8:35 AM CST Saturday, Dec ...