Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Amazon Trees Growing Bigger Due to Climate Change, Study Finds
Scientists have found that trees in the Amazon rainforest are getting bigger.
This is because there's more carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air.
CO2 helps plants grow faster, like giving them extra food.
Researchers monitored trees for many years and saw they were growing bigger.
While this is a good sign for storing carbon, it's not a solution for deforestation.
The Amazon is a giant rainforest in South America, home to many plants and animals and plays a crucial role in absorbing CO2 and producing oxygen, also known as the lungs of the planet.
Trees in the Amazon are increasing in size.
The study was published in the journal Nature Plants.
Scientists monitored trees across the Amazon basin.
Trees increased in diameter by about 3.3% each decade.
Rising CO2 levels contribute to the increase in tree size.
- Who
- International team of scientists
- What
- Study found trees in the Amazon are growing in size
- When
- Study published September 25
- Where
- Amazon rainforest in South America
- Why
- Rising CO2 levels are benefiting tree growth
- Study Publication
- Nature Plants journal
- Study Date
- Published September 25
- Tree Diameter Increase
- 3.3% per decade
- Location of Amazon
- South America
- Countries Spanned
- 9