Fires and Amazon News

U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction

U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 13, 2007 U.S. corn subsidies for ethanol production are contributing to deforestation of…

2007 Amazon fires among worst ever

2007 Amazon fires among worst ever 2007 Amazon fires among worst ever Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October 22, 2007 By some measures, forest fires in the Amazon are at near-record…

Fires rage in Amazon rainforest park

Photos: Fires rage in Amazon rainforest park Fires rage in Amazon rainforest park Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October 4, 2007 Forest fires are raging in Xingu National Park in the…

Will Amazon drought worsen in 2007?

Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon rainforest is not rainy year round. Further from the equator, rainfall is more seasonal, with dry periods that sometimes last for months. This trio…

Fires rage in Bolivian rainforest

Fires rage in Amazon rainforest of Bolivia Fires rage in Bolivian rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 23, 2005 Fires have burned more than 1700 square miles (4450 square km)…