Drought has dried a major Amazon River ... - Associated Press News
WEB2 days 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.
Drought shrinks river that feeds the Amazon to lowest level ever ...
WEB1 day ago · Manaus, the biggest city in the rainforest, is where the Negro joins the Amazon River. Dock worker Francisco Ferreira Pinheiro reads a depth marker in the Negro River at the port in Manaus, Brazil ...
River level in Amazon rainforest hits 122-year low amid drought, …
WEB1 day ago · October 04, 2024 5:33 PM. By Reuters. A boat is grounded in the Negro River at the port in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2024, amid severe drought. Print. manaus, brazil —. The river ...
Brazil drought drops Amazon port river level to 122-year low
WEB2 days ago · 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 of ...
Dramatic images show drought’s toll on Amazon and its rivers
WEBSep 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.
In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
WEBOct 16, 2023 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago. The record confirms that this part of the world´s largest rainforest is suffering its worst drought, just a little over two years after its most significant flooding.
A Severe Drought Pushes an Imperiled Amazon to the Brink - The …
WEBOct 17, 2023 · Smoke from wildfires turned the air so hazardous in Manaus, a city of two million in the heart of the Amazon, that it recently became one of the most polluted cities on the planet, according to...
Brazil drought: Stark pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major ...
WEB6 days ago · In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the impact on rivers is shocking and experts are sounding the alarm on what this means for the region, a biodiversity hot spot and crucial climate change buffer.
Amazon's record drought driven by climate change - BBC
WEBJan 24, 2024 · It was the main driver of the Amazon rainforest's worst drought in at least half a century, according to a new study. Often described as the "lungs of the planet", the Amazon plays a key role...
Amazon's record drought driven by climate change - BBC News
WEBIt was the main driver of the Amazon rainforest's worst drought in at least half a century, according to a new study. Often described as the "lungs of the planet", the Amazon plays a key role...