Bill Could Put the Amazon at Risk by Opening Huge Area to Mining

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Mar 2, 2017 Environmental campaigners fear that removing protection from millions of acres of rainforest will facilitate exploitation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bolivia Declares State of Emergency With Worst Drought in 25 Years

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Nov 27, 2016 Climate change has shrunk Bolivian glaciers and left cities without water. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deforestation Drives Up Brazil’s Carbon Emissions

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Nov 10, 2016 Last year Brazil undertook drastic cuts to its carbon emissions, but newly released information shows that, in fact, they are rising. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Changes in Rainfall Threaten Food Production in the Global South

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Oct 31, 2016 New U.N. report says climate change’s impacts on rainfall will have harsh economic consequences for regions such as South America and the Caribbean. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Could the Amazon Rainforest Be Saved as a Biological ‘Factory’?

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Oct 14, 2016 With the world's largest tropical forest under continuous assault, Brazilian scientists propose rescuing it as a kind of lab to help develop biotechnology products. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Climate Change Means More Droughts for Northeastern Brazil

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Oct 3, 2016 The huge semi-arid region, home to 53 million people, is in danger of becoming completely arid. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Amazon Rainforest Burns Even as Brazil Prepares to Sign the Paris Climate Agreement

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Sep 9, 2016 Forest fires in the Amazon region are reaching record levels, with the Brazilian government failing to tackle the deforestation that fuels the country’s high rate of emissions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China’s Trans-Amazon Railway Would Punch a Path Through a Rainforest

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Aug 29, 2016 The Asian nation's thirst for minerals and grain and its encroaching development in South America threatens the Amazon's forests, indigenous rights and the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Amid Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment, Brazil Prepares to Roll Back Environmental Laws

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network May 12, 2016 Members of Brazil’s Congress are set to exploit the suspension of Dilma Rousseff's presidency to dismantle environmental protection laws. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Warming Linked to Spread of Zika Virus

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Feb 5, 2016 Scientists believe that record average temperatures may be helping to create an environment that has led to big increases in the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change and Potential New Laws Fan Brazil’s Forest Fires

By Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Jan 15, 2016 New legislation planned in Brazil will encourage deforestation -- despite serious drought already contributing to a big increase in fires destroying vast areas of forest. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Water Crisis Pushes Brazil Toward Solar Power at Last

By Jan Rocha, Climate News Network Apr 6, 2015 Without water to feed its hydroelectric dams, drought-hit Brazil is turning to the solar energy source once dubbed a fantasy by the country’s president. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )