Tag Archives: Amazon Rainforest

Did the weather fuel climate-changing forest fires in the Amazon in 2019?

Posted on 12 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

In 2019 there was a sudden spike in Amazon fires that captured the world’s media attention. Between them the blazes destroyed 906,000 hectares of rainforest – an area larger than the island of Corsica. The thousands of fires produced around … Continue reading →

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Immersion in science – off the grid in the Amazon

Posted on 2 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Last month I spent a week in the Amazon surrounded by gigantic lush green trees and the constant, noisy accompaniment of jungle creatures, writes Chantelle Burton – a Climate Scientist at the Met Office’s Hadley Centre. I was lucky enough … Continue reading →

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Amazon drought – caused by climate change or not?

Posted on 4 February, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

Questions have been raised by recent research into droughts in the Amazon (BBC). Our Amazon expert, Dr Richard Betts discusses the issue of Amazonian drought. The recent paper, published in the journal Science, on the 2005 and 2010 Amazon droughts, … Continue reading →

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