Africa is more vulnerable than any other region ... to the rainfall minimum needed to support the world's second largest rainforest system. Even a little less rainfall in the future could endanger ...

The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," due to its vast capacity to generate oxygen and ...

Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is spread across three of the major lines of latitude: the ...

The location also highlights the role that nature has to play in the climate crisis. The rainforest is a massive "carbon sink ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing ...

2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that's a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate ...

Africa and Latin ... prospect — even if the rainforests themselves stay standing. The study's findings serve as a stark warning about the accelerating impact of climate change on Earth's most ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate ...