Rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaged large parts of the Amazon in 2024, fueled by deforestation and the El Niño weather pattern, exacerbated by climate change.
The number of fires reached its highest level in 14 years this September, with drought impacting the Amazon River, causing one tributary to drop to its lowest recorded level.
Andrew Miller, advocacy director at Amazon Watch, indicated that the 2024 fires and droughts could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point.
The Amazon plays a vital role in keeping the planet healthy, storing 150-200 billion tons of carbon and carrying 20% of the earth's fresh water to sea.
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