Amazon Rainforest

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

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

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

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

With "Mission ATTO", the research project ATTO sends German students from grade 8 onwards on a fictional research trip to the Brazilian rainforest. more