Research Guides: Climate Change: Amazon

Selected Articles on Amazon Climate Change

'It's really close,: How the Amazon could self-destruct' Climate change and man-made fires could set off a cycle of self-perpetuating deforestation, scientists warn.
Deforestation Intensifies Warming in the Amazon Rain Forest Slash-and-burn farming may actually harm local crops as a result of increased temperatures
What Satellite Imagery Tells Us About the Amazon Rain Forest Fires Scientists studying satellite image data from the fires in the Amazon rain forest said that most of the fires are burning on agricultural land where the forest had already been cleared.
Amazon rainforest fires: Everything you need to know Since January, a staggering 121,000 fires have broken out across Brazil—and more than half of those fires are taking place in the Amazon, according to the country's National Institute for Space Research.

A Recent Systematic Increase in Vapor Pressure Deficit over Tropical South America A new NASA study shows that over the last 20 years, the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has been drying out, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought. It also shows that this increase in dryness is primarily the result of human activities.