Carbon Chronicles is an international collaboration with journalists in Indonesia and Brazil about how humans are transforming Earth’s climate. Stories from Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Amazonia will highlight how tropical forests might ameliorate—or, to the contrary, aggravate—the rate of climate change. Other stories will discuss the consequences of climate change that people and wildlife are experiencing already, and efforts to adapt to these changes.
October 26, 2020 | The Guardian
Nine Insect-Eating Bird Species in Amazon in Sharp Decline, Scientists Find
A paper suggests that the climate crisis is reducing insects in lowlands and central jungle, as fruit-eaters are not affected.
August 14, 2020 | New Scientist
Can We Rely on Tropical Forests to Stop Runaway Climate Change?
The world's jungles absorb a large proportion of our CO2 emissions, helping to slow the pace of human-induced global warming. But they may be reaching a saturation point.
June 08, 2020 | The Washington Post
Clues to the Impact of Climate Change May Seep from a Volcano in Costa Rica
Scientists study whether elevated carbon dioxide levels, such as those found at Rincón de la Vieja might help or hurt tropical environments.
March 05, 2020 | Here and Now
Tropical Forests Are Absorbing Less Carbon
The journal Nature reports that a key bulwark against runaway climate change is breaking down.