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A New Tool for Tracking Amazon Fires
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Published August 19, 2020
Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.
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Reflecting on a Tumultuous Amazon Fire Season
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Published March 3, 2020
The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.
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Making Sense of Amazon Deforestation Patterns
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Published November 21, 2019
Decades of satellite data make it possible to map how deforestation has evolved over time.
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Detecting Invisible Plant Stress
Published November 8, 2019
A new tool helped detect water-stressed vegetation near some 2019 Amazon rainforest fires.
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Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon
Published November 6, 2019
The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.
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Mapping the Amazon
Published September 26, 2019
In spite of its clear significance to the planet, the expansive region is a complex and challenging place for remote sensing scientists to study.
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Uptick in Amazon Fire Activity in 2019
Published August 23, 2019
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
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Tracking Peruvian Forest Loss from Space
Published April 19, 2019
The Madre de Dios region has a rich concentration of endemic species, but their habitats are being threatened by human activity.
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Brazil’s Carajás Mines
Published February 23, 2019
The red-brown earth exposed by open pit mines contrast with the greens of the surrounding Amazon forest.
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Deforestation in Paraguay
Published May 1, 2018
Roughly 20 percent of Gran Chaco’s forest has been converted into farmland or grazing land since 1985.
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Finding Fires in Peru
Published February 10, 2017
Peru’s intense fire season in 2016 saw burning extend into 11 of the country’s protected areas.
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Conditions Are Ripe for an Intense Fire Season in Amazonia
Published July 5, 2016
The 2015-16 El Niño has primed the rainforest and watershed for burning.
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Amazon Forest Fires
Published September 22, 2014
Astronauts caught a glimpse of rainforest being cleared for agriculture in Brazil.
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Landsat 8 Detects New Deforestation in Peru
Published November 19, 2013
Free, open-access imagery helps scientists monitor remote areas and protect tropical forests.
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Fire in the Xingu River Basin
Published June 8, 2013
New maps of understory forest fires in the southern Amazon suggest there’s little connection between deforestation and understory fires. Some indigenous reserves where deforestation is minimal still have frequent understory fires.
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Expanding Deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil
Published September 21, 2006
Although forest clearing for pasture is the primary driver of Amazon deforestation in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, a new study led by scientists at the University of Maryland showed that large-scale mechanized agriculture, mostly for soybeans, is rapidly becoming a major force behind forest loss in the region.
Deforestation in Brazil
Published February 1, 2001
Just months after coming online, the ASTER instrument captured a view of forest clearing in Rondonia.
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