DEVASTATING wildfires spanning Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, dubbed “the world’s lungs,” are destroying one of earth’s most important ecosystems. But what caused the massive fire to break out and when ...

FIRES that are ripping through the Amazon rainforest are set to be the most devastating, leading to fears that the ecosystem could collapse. Records are expected to tumble on the number of fires, ...

The loss of tropical rainforests eased last year, according to new analysis, but scientists warn they are still disappearing rapidly.

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest jumped 28% in July from a year ago, official data showed on Saturday, as some environmentalists warned a jump this week could ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an ...

Now environmental organisations and researchers say the blazes were most likely set by humans who wanted to clear and use the land for business purposes. Amazon Watch, a non-profit organisation that ...