Torrential rainstorms in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have caused the worst flooding the country has seen in 80 years, many deaths…
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Weather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in Brazil
Brazil was hit by devastating floods over the weekend that have so far claimed 20 lives in the resultant landslides and mudslides. There was heavy…
View More Weather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in BrazilAmazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
Up to half of the Amazon rainforest could hit a tipping point by 2050 as a result of water stress, land clearance and climate disruption,…
View More Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warnOptimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities
What a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of 2023, I wrote about the green shoots of the rainy season…
View More Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate prioritiesWhy is the Amazon rainforest drying up? – podcast
Ian Sample talks to Guardian global environment editor Jon Watts about the withering drought currently devastating the Amazon rainforest. Jon explains the complex mix of…
View More Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up? – podcastAmazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency
The first half of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency was so destructive for the Amazon that it was comparable to the record 2016 El Niño drought and…
View More Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidencyAmazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030
Amazon leaders have called on rich countries to help them develop a Marshall-style plan to protect the world’s largest rainforest – but stopped short of…
View More Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina Silva, has…
View More Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian ministerDestruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledge
An area the size of Switzerland was cleared from Earth’s most pristine rainforests in 2022, despite promises by world leaders to halt their destruction, new…
View More Destruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledgeBrazil police charge alleged mastermind behind murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Brazilian police have charged the alleged leader of a “transnational criminal organization” with being the mastermind of the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira…
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