Amazon rainforest
Manaus and deep in the Amazon!
Manaus is the capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North Region of Brazil. Located on the north bank of the Negro River, above the confluence of the rivers Negro and Solimões, which later form the mighty Amazon, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest, and thus the hub of tourism for the adventurous.
Brazilian warplanes dump water on burning Amazon forest
Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rain forest.
The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns
There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reaches decade high
The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its highest level in a decade this year, government data shows, driven by illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture on the jungle.
Amazon opens own rainforest in Seattle
Amazon.com Inc on Monday opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.
Scientists discover mysterious boiling river in Amazon
Scientists discover a mysterious river in the Amazon rainforest, and the average temperature of its water is around 86 degree Celsius.
Manaus and deep in the Amazon!
Manaus is the capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North Region of Brazil. Located on the north bank of the Negro River, above the confluence of the rivers Negro and Solimões, which later form the mighty Amazon, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest, and thus the hub of tourism for the adventurous.
Brazilian warplanes dump water on burning Amazon forest
Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rain forest.
The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns
There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reaches decade high
The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its highest level in a decade this year, government data shows, driven by illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture on the jungle.
Amazon opens own rainforest in Seattle
Amazon.com Inc on Monday opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.
Scientists discover mysterious boiling river in Amazon
Scientists discover a mysterious river in the Amazon rainforest, and the average temperature of its water is around 86 degree Celsius.