A new report by the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center has ...

Fierce and gigantic, if you ever see or come across an arapaima fish along the rainforest rivers of the Amazon, then you will ...

Fishermen hold an aphanotorulus unicolor, a species of catfish, they caught in the Amazon River amid a drought on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

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 ...

In Colombia, the river's fall has isolated some rural Indigenous communities, prompting nonprofits and the government to deliver water and food to places that depend on rain and river water to survive ...

On the 1,450-kilometer (900-mile) Madeira River, responsible for 15% of the water in the Amazon Basin, levels dropped to just 53 centimeters (21 inches) on Sept. 16 in Rondônia state in northwest ...

The world's longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway and tributaries parched, stranding communities and affecting livelihoods.

The Rio Negro, one of the Amazon River’s biggest tributaries, is at record lows for this time of year near the city of Manaus in Amazonas state. Its water levels are falling at around 7 inches a ...

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 ...

Right: A river trader stands on the deck of his family’s home, which used to float on the river. Through years of reporting in the Amazon, I’ve gotten to know the region well.

Explorers discover uncharted Amazon river, waterfalls — while being stalked by jaguar, reptiles: ‘It is brutal in the jungle’ By Yvonne Juris Published Sep. 11, 2024, 10:25 p.m. ET ...

Great Waves Mystery Out of nowhere, they appeared suddenly on the river--long waves roughly 50 yards across. "The were coming up, one after the other, undercutting our Amazon bicycles, almost ...