Hundreds of square miles of the rainforest have burned as countries in the region battle a record number of fires fueled by extreme weather.
Author: Ana Ionova and Manuela Andreoni
Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging.
Hundreds of square miles of the rainforest have burned as countries in the region battle a record number of fires fueled by extreme weather.
A Severe Drought Pushes the Amazon Rainforest to the Brink
The rainforest holds a fifth of the world’s fresh water, but deforestation, dwindling rain and unrelenting heat are sucking it dry.