The Canopy Times · El Yunque Edition

Front Page · Climate Watch

The Night the Forest Lost Its Leaves

In a single morning, Hurricane Maria peeled the green roof off El Yunque. A change that usually takes decades happened in hours — and scientists are still measuring what it means.

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Climate Watch

Scientists Are Warming the Rainforest on Purpose

Deep in El Yunque, researchers heat patches of forest by about 4°C—the warming scientists expect for tropical forests by the end of this century—to peek at the future before it arrives.

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Recovery Watch

Bringing the Cotorra Home

El Yunque's bright green parrot, the cotorra, almost disappeared forever. Scientists are fighting to bring it back — and they're not done yet.

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