Drought has dried a major Amazon River ... - Associated Press News
WEB11 hours ago · 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 the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country. The level of the Negro River at the port of Manaus was at 12.66 meters on Friday, as compared with a normal level of about 21 meters.
Brazil drought: Stark pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major
WEB4 days ago · River levels in the Amazon are at record lows, upending lives, stranding boats and threatening endangered wildlfie, as Brazil endures its worst drought on record
Amazon's record forest fires hit Brazil's indigenous communities
WEBThe Amazon has had its worst forest fires in two decades. More than 62,000 square kilometres have been burned this year already – an area bigger than countries like Sri Lanka or Costa Rica. The ...
Extreme drought isolates Amazon communities in Brazil
WEB2 days ago · MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 2 (Reuters) - 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 has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest …
WEB11 hours ago · October 4, 2024 at 1:50 p.m. EDT. MANAUS, Brazil — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level in 122 years, Brazil’s geological service said Friday ...
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement.
During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, plummeting air quality.
Wildfires sweep Amazon as Brazil suffers worst drought on record
WEBSep 14, 2024 · The area of the Amazon in Brazil, home to about two-thirds of the world’s largest rainforest, suffered its highest number of blazes for 14 years in August, according to the national space...
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging …
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National...
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to a five-year low, the country’s National Institute of Space Research announced on Thursday, a sign that Brazil, which has the biggest ...