This year has been the worst for the Amazon rainforest in almost two decades. Although there has been a measured decline in ...

The worst drought on record in the Amazon has led to rising water temperatures and drying lakes, resulting in the deaths of ...

Only the youngest and strongest villagers now brave the crossing of a vast, blistering stretch of sand where, in normal times ...

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after months of hedging on the issue, has committed his government to finishing ...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's plan to pave the BR-319 road through the Amazon rainforest has sparked controversy.

About one-sixth of the world's freshwater that reaches the oceans passes through the Amazon's 320-km-wide delta as it empties ...

Interest in American football is now so widespread in Brazil that the NFL will be playing its first-ever game in South ...

Experts say the outlook for the next months is even worse, putting researchers on alert for the possibility of Amazon’s worst ...

The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases ...

Severe droughts across Brazil's Amazon rainforest are severely impacting residents by limiting mobility and disrupting essential supplies. Boats are stranded on sandbanks, affecting local economies ...

In the town of Manacapuru, near state capital Manaus, the drought has impacted navigation on the Solimoes River, which turns ...

The road ends in Manaus, the Amazon's largest city, home to more than 2 million people. It runs alongside the Madeira River, which is now at its lowest level ever recorded due to severe drought. The ...