By Brian K Sullivan November 14, 2019, Weather across the U.S. may be less predictable this winter with forecasters unable to depend on the strong influences of the El Nino and La Nina […]
Drought-driven wildfires on rise in Amazon basin, upping CO2 release
By Claire Asher on 22 February 2018 Despite a 76 percent decline in deforestation rates between 2003 and 2015, the incidence of forest fires is increasing in Brazil, with new research linking the rise […]
Study finds human influence in the Amazon’s third 1-in-100 year drought since 2005
Thursday, August 3, 2017 John Abraham Deforestation and climate change appear to be amplifying droughts in the Amazon If you are like me, you picture the Amazon region as an ever lush, […]
El Niño vs. the Amazon: researchers worry Brazil is not prepared
16th December 2015 Ethan Harfenist The severe fires that have been ripping through Indonesia’s forests have rightfully been a focal point for international media this year, as reports of ecological disaster, innumerable […]