Scientists realized that the rain-making services of tropical forests have long been taken for granted, so they stepped ...

Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric circulation. A growing ...

Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has estimated the value of this ecosystem service at billions of pounds every year, ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is making the region hotter and drier, with less rainfall as the forest loses its ability to ...

The Amazon rainforest actively generates its own rainfall through a vital moisture recycling process. Trees release vast amounts of water vapor, creating 'flying rivers' that sustain ecosystems and ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%.

Our planet is more unpredictable and more fascinating than most of us imagine. Most countries have one dominant climate, ...

A. The rain forest project -- A-1. Radioecology at the Puerto Rico Nuclear Center / H.J. Gomberg -- A-2. The rain forest and man : an introduction / Howard T. Odum -- B. The rain forest at El Verde -- ...