Brazil drought: Stark pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major ...
Sep 30, 2024 · CNN — Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet — have plunged to record-low levels, upending lives, stranding boats, and threatening endangered dolphins as...
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest …
One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest ever recorded levels, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country.
Amazon rivers fall to lowest levels in 121 years amid a severe ... - CNN
Oct 17, 2023 · Rivers in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to their lowest levels in over a century on Monday as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and...
Dramatic images show drought’s toll on Amazon and its rivers
Sep 26, 2024 · MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Drought is devastating Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and some rivers are falling to historic lows. Images of one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries, the Negro River, show just how dramatically water is dwindling.
Brazil drought drops Amazon port river level to 122-year low
MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport...
Depth of major Amazon tributary in Brazil drops to record low in …
Oct 1, 2024 · 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...
Drought shrinks river that feeds the Amazon to lowest level ever ...
Oct 5, 2024 · 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...
In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
Oct 16, 2023 · Throughout Brazil´s Amazon, low river levels have left hundreds of riverine communities isolated and struggling to get access to drinkable water. The drought also has disrupted commercial navigation that supplies Manaus, a city of 2 …
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's ... - NBC News
Aug 3, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil — Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to...
Amazon River Levels Fall Due to Lack of Rain, Hurting Navigation
Sep 2, 2024 · BRASILIA (Reuters) - Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains for...