Fernando Araújo was riding his jet ski through the Rio Negro, part of the Amazon River in Brazil, when he witnessed a small ...

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 river port in the most populated city of Brazil's Amazon rainforest recorded its lowest water level in over a century on Monday amid a drought that has left boats stranded on the Amazon river and ...

Brazil: The Amazon's Gift Under Pressure Brazil dominates the global water scene with the world's largest volume of fresh ...

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 ...

Indigenous communities along the Amazon River are grappling with severe challenges as an unprecedented drought causes water levels to plummet. Unforeseen scarcity is threatening livelihoods and access ...

The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with over 2,500 tree species creating and sustaining this vibrant environment. One in ten known species in the world ...

MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 16 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 16 story has been corrected to reflect a record low for a major tributary, not the Amazon River itself, in the headline and paragraph 1) A major tributary ...

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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An Amazonian lake reached 106°F recently, and that heat killed hundreds of river dolphins - an alarming sign of climate change in Brazil.