One map shows every fire that has ignited in central South America since August 13. In the Amazon, most of the fires were started by farmers and loggers seeking to use land for industrial or ...

Map of South America showing the change in the number of days of simultaneous heat, dryness, and fire risk between the periods 1971–2000 and 2001–2022. This is Fig 1a from the published paper.

Digital monitoring tools are helping rangers protect wildlife in South America's Atlantic Forest. Could sound-based maps pin down the poaching threat? In the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest lies the ...

In some areas of tropical South America, the white-sand soils are ancient — more than 100 million years old. But their recent history, relatively speaking, has seen a lot of change.

The researchers built a map that catalogs the causes of forest loss in 100-square-kilometer sections. Eventually, having data at a finer resolution would be helpful, Kennedy says.

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight ...