Amazon, Brazil and Drought
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years
Brazil's geological service says that one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level in 122 years, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country.
Brazil drought drops Amazon port river level to 122-year low
The drought is draining waterways and snarling the transport of grain exports and supplies that are the region's lifeline.
Brazil dredges Amazon rivers to ease drought isolation, raising environmental concerns
The environmental risks of dredging include ecosystem disruption, increased erosion, water contamination, and harm to aquatic species such as manatees and river dolphins.
Drought shrinks river that feeds the Amazon to lowest level ever recorded
One of the Amazon River's main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil's geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country.
Extreme drought isolates Amazon communities in Brazil
Francisco Mateus da Silva, 67, spent an hour walking across sandbanks and dry riverbeds where he lives in the Amazon to fetch food and water amid the worst drought on record in the region, which has paralyzed river transportation.
Main Amazon tributary in Brazil at lowest level in a century as drought hits
One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded Brazil’s geological service said on Friday.
River level in Amazon rainforest hits 122-year low amid drought, wildfires
Below-average rainfall — even through the rainy season — has plagued the Amazon and much of South America since last year, also feeding the worst wildfires in more than a decade in Brazil and Bolivia.
Depth of major Amazon tributary in Brazil drops to record low in severe drought
The Solimoes, one of the two largest tributaries of the Amazon River in Brazil, fell to its lowest level ever on Monday in the worst drought on record in the Amazon region, leaving villages on its banks stranded without food,
Amazon rainforest port sees lowest river level since 1902
A major port in the Amazon rainforest is seeing itslowest water level in 122 years due to drought:: Manaus, Brazil::Below-average rainfall - even through the rainy season - has plagued the Amazon and much of South America since last year,
Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surge for third month
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'It kills everything' - Amazon’s indigenous people hit by record forest fires in Brazil
The Amazon has had its worst forest fires in two decades. More than 62,000 square kilometres have been burned this year ...
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Luxury Cruise Ship Alters Itinerary Due to Amazon River Drought
Just three days before departure, Seabourn, a luxury brand of Carnival Corporation, advised guests booked on Seabourn Venture ...
Brazil's Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly with a call on the world to do more to combat ...
Brazil's Lula to Talk Climate at U.N. but Amazon Wildfires Undermine Message
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to open the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday with a call for ...
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Brazil’s race to approve the end of the Amazon: The BR-319 highway needs a new environmental impact assessment (commentary)
The proposed reconstruction of Brazil’s BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway (Figure 1) needs a new environmental impact ...
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Brazil’s Farmers Are Plowing Over an Ancient Amazon Civilization
Read the Portuguese version here. In the badlands of the southwestern Amazon, Antonia Barbosa is fighting to protect ancient archaeological finds from Brazil’s unstoppable $523 billion ...