Amazon Rainforest

ESA’s BIOMASS satellite successfully launched – A new era of forest observation begins

April 30, 2025

The BIOMASS satellite was successfully launched into orbit on 29 April 2025. The BIOMASS mission is designed to map and monitor global forests. It will map the structure of different forest types and provide data on above-ground biomass.
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Windthrow events in the Amazon increased since 1985

November 27, 2024

Amazon Rainforest Climate Change Climate Extremes Forest Dieback Susan Trumbore

More frequent strong storms are destroying ever larger areas of the Amazon rainforest. Storm damage was mapped between 1985 and 2020. The total area of affected forests roughly quadrupled in the period studied. more

A dense forest stretches across the horizon beneath thick, dark storm clouds. An impending storm leads to heavy rainfall in the distance.

Nanoparticle Bursts over the Amazon Rainforest

November 11, 2024

Amazon Rainforest Research project ATTO Susan Trumbore Water Cycle

Rainfall induces bursts of natural nanoparticles that can form clouds and further precipitation over the Amazon rainforest more

A drone view shows a fire from burning vegetation in Amazon rainforest at the beginning of August 2024

"Even untouched forests are burning"

September 27, 2024

Amazon Rainforest Climate Change Drought Research project ATTO Susan Trumbore

Max Planck researchers are witnessing first-hand the alarming scale of forest fires in the Amazon more

Portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair, black turtleneck sweater and red glasses, in the background a bookshelf with many plants.

Eliane Gomes Alves receives Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award

April 16, 2024

Amazon Rainforest Award Research project ATTO

European Geosciences Union honors Eliane Gomes Alves, project leader in the Trumbore department, with the Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award. more