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Fires Rage Along Brazil’s Deforestation Frontier
Published August 9, 2024
Dense smoke streamed from rainforests in Amazonas and Pará.
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Smoke Blankets Venezuela
Published March 28, 2024
Drought and heat have fueled unusually high numbers of fires in the South American country during the first three months of 2024.
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Amazon Forest Fires Rage in Roraima
Published March 1, 2024
Huge understory fires are spreading throughout the state in northern Brazil as drought and heat turn the rainforest into tinder.
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Indigenous Communities Protect the Amazon
Published October 9, 2023
Indigenous people are protecting carbon-rich forests in South America, and satellites are helping.
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Deforestation Follows a Road Through Ucayali
Published October 25, 2022
A remote oil and logging road first established in eastern Peru in the 1980s has become a hub for forest clearing.
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Sizing Up How Agriculture Connects to Deforestation
Published August 11, 2021
Using satellite data from the past two decades, scientists are starting to pinpoint which crops and farming styles have lasting impacts on forests.
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Finding Gold Mining Hotspots in Peru
Published June 16, 2021
Researchers have created a satellite-based tool to help officials identify new activity.
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Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonality
Published June 1, 2021
An analysis of geostationary satellite data found a 10 to 15 percent increase in greening around the rainforest during the dry season.
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Fires Raged in the Amazon Again in 2020
Published February 19, 2021
Large numbers of deforestation-related fires burned in the Amazon rainforest, while uncontrolled wildfires blazed in savanna and grassland ecosystems in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
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Gold Rush in the Peruvian Amazon
Published February 7, 2021
Gold mining pits line the rivers and cut into the rainforest.
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A New Tool for Tracking Amazon Fires
Published August 19, 2020
Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.
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Reflecting on a Tumultuous Amazon Fire Season
Published March 3, 2020
The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.
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