Wildfire destroyed some 300,000 square kilometres in Brazil last year, equivalent to the surface area of Italy and 62% more than the four-decade average, the MapBiomas initiative reported on Tuesday.

This NASA image from August 20 shows the cross country smoke resulting from the wildfires. Wildfires are currently burning so intensely in the Amazon rainforest that smoke from the blaze has covered ...

Growths on plants formed by parasitic weevils help their offspring hunker down on a Brazilian savanna and outlast the flames. By Gennaro Tomma Living things have long needed to find ways to survive ...

Aerial view shows a fire in the surroundings of the SP-253 highway in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on August 25, 2024..[Photo, AFP] The Brazilian government is deploying military aircraft ...

Research from Brazil shows that tree species adapted to extreme heat may be key to reforesting areas affected by fires. The ongoing research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this year, the government said Thursday, even as wildfires tracked by Brazil’s space agency ...