BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point,” said Andrew Miller,

The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across eight countries and one territory, storing vast amounts of carbon dioxide that would otherwise warm the planet. It has about 20% of the world's fresh water and astounding biodiversity,

NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Police responded to the area of Portsea St. near Cedar St. for reports of a stolen Amazon delivery truck. According to police, the driver said someone stole his truck while he was delivering a package Saturday evening.

New Haven police said an Amazon delivery van was stolen Saturday in the area of Portsea and Cedar streets while a driver was dropping off a package.

Police are looking for information about an Amazon vehicle that was stolen during a delivery Saturday evening in New Haven. The driver reported the van missing at 5:32 p.m. and police were dispatched to the area of Portsea Street and Cedar Street.