More than half of Brazil's rivers are at risk of reduced flow due to water seeping into underground aquifers. This is the ...

There is a 'mismatch' between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

As the intense summer heat continues to scorch Brazil, people in the country's cities, including those in Rio de Janeiro, are ...

Temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit — about 145 degrees hotter than Bismarck, North Dakota.

The official referred to this phenomenon as “climate terrorism ... These are people acting deliberately to create chaos in Brazil, setting fire to forests and people's productive activities.” ...

A new map shows where land movement is accelerating ... In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set off a wave ...

Regions like northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s notable cocoa-producing areas, are grappling with increasing aridity – a ...

Climate change has likely contributed to the unprecedented wildfires that are raging through Southern California, research shows. The fires blazing in Los Angeles County mark the latest ...

Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) on Monday ...

From our correspondent in Brazil – Brazil's right-wing hero and former president Jair Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for office until 2030 following his conviction on abuse of power charges ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 70% chance of precipitation. Winds NNE. The overnight low will be 76 °F (24.4 °C). Cloudy with a high of 88 °F (31.1 °C) and a 62% chance of precipitation ...

Summer is hot in Rio, but this is hotter than normal. Mercury could top 107 degrees. And the record heat is triggering alerts and safety warnings.