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 ...

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 river is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of water volume and its drainage basin. The 6,400 kilometer (4,000 mile) river flows from the Andes Mountains of Peru, crossing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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