Drought has dried a major Amazon River ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day 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 drops Amazon port river level to 122-year low
WEB1 day 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 ...
One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped
WEB1 day ago · 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. It is the lowest since measurements started 122 years ago.
Dramatic images show drought’s toll on Amazon and its rivers - AP News
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 · Boats and houseboats are stuck in a dry area of the Negro River during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The Amazon’s second largest tributary on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus more than 120 years ago.
Amazon rivers fall to lowest levels in 121 years amid a severe ... - CNN
WEBOct 17, 2023 · The port of Manaus, the region’s most populous city, at the meeting of the Rio Negro and the Amazon River, recorded 13.59 meters (44.6 feet) of water on Monday, compared to 17.60 a year ago,...
Amazon River tributary falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil ...
WEBOct 16, 2023 · The port of Manaus, the region's most populous city, at the meeting of the Rio Negro and the Amazon River, recorded 13.59 meters (44.6 ft) of water on Monday compared to 17.60 a year ago,...
Amazon drought: Stranded boats and dead fish - BBC
WEBOct 12, 2023 · The low water levels pose a threat to the estimated 30 million people that call the Amazon basin home. A state of emergency has been declared in Manaus and more than 20 other cities. Many rivers...
Wildfires in dry Amazon rainforest choke Manaus city | Reuters
WEBMANAUS, Brazil, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Clouds of dense gray smoke from dozens of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon, many of them illegally started, have hung over the region's capital city Manaus,...
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