MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — 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 ...
In June 2024, satellite images taken of the mighty Amazon River and its tributaries captured healthy rushing waters and high water lines. Now, a mere three months later, images of the same locations ...
The Amazon region of northern Brazil continues to suffer under the worst drought in 120 years, resulting in the lowest water level at the Port of Manaus in 122 years. A state of emergency has been ...
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Collapses of Amazon riverbanks threaten communities and shipping routes
By André Schröder On the afternoon of Oct. 7, 2024, a section of banks along the Solimões River abruptly collapsed at the port of Manacapuru in Brazil’s Amazonas state. The resulting crater was the ...
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions are taking the world’s time-honored ecosystems, like the world-famous Amazon River, down onto their knees. The problem is greenhouse gases like CO2 and CH4 trap heat and ...
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Amazon changes are spooking scientists and the warning signs are growing
The Amazon is changing faster than many researchers once thought possible, and the signals are no longer subtle. From record ...
Shocking photos shared on social media show the extent of a severe drought plaguing the Amazon. The Rio Negro in Brazil is suffering from low water levels as El Niño grips the region. The climate ...
Ticks, tarantulas and unchartered territory, oh my! A UK explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river and two waterfalls, accomplishing this feat all while being stalked by a jaguar ...
The jungle town of Leticia provides Colombia’s only access to the Amazon River. But as the river changes course the town could soon be left high and dry and that’s fueling a border dispute with ...
In the heart of the Amazon Basin, where the borders and cultures of Peru, Colombia and Brazil converge, a tiny, shape-shifting island has become the unlikely setting for a diplomatic tug of war. Santa ...
An Amazonian lake reached 106°F recently, and that heat killed hundreds of river dolphins - an alarming sign of climate ...
The rich organic matter that gives the largest tributary of the Amazon River, the Rio Negro, its characteristic black hue may provide fish with some protection from the negative effects of copper ...
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