Nanoparticle bursts over the Amazon rainforest
A rain front approaches the ATTO research station in the Amazon rainforest. Credit: Sebastian Brill, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. CC BY. Rainfall induces bursts of natural nanoparticles that can form clouds and further precipitation over the Amazon rainforest....
Global warming leads to drier and hotter Amazon
In the Eastern Amazon flooded forest, trees stay partly covered by water due to the rainy season that typically lasts from February to June. Photo is taken in early August when the water levels start going down. Credit: NIES. According to a new study, global warming...