If tropical rainforests are the lungs of the Earth, then 2024 was a year of respiratory failure. Fires, fueled by climate ...

The Largest Tropical Rainforest . The largest unbroken stretch of rainforest is found in the Amazon river basin of South America. Over half of this forest lies in Brazil, which holds about one ...

This chart shows the countries with the highest primary tropical forest losses in 2023, in million hectares. Statista. The Tropical Rainforest Is Disappearing at an Alarming Rate. Story by Statista ...

The tropical rainforest has nurtured this "pool" for millions of years to become the exclusive home for 170,000 of the world's 250,000 known plant species. What Is Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity?

But with illegal logging a critical threat, the new tools can use satellite data to detect subtle changes in its rainforest canopy in near real-time – already assessing 1.8m hectares ...

The tropical rainforest has survived two fires, one each in 1979 and 1992. "As the Topeka Zoo evolves and sets its sights on new endeavors, the Tropical Rainforest remains a staple of the Topeka ...