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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 ...
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.
But for the past five months, the river has been transformed by drought. Water levels have dropped to about a foot, and the Amazon and its tributaries have become choked with sandbars.
BRASILIA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains ...
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.
Parts of the world’s largest rainforest is suffering its worst drought. Amazon rivers in Brazil, including the Negro River and Madeira River, have fallen to record low water levels.
Adventure on the Amazon: An aerial view of the Amazon River near Iquitos, in Peru's Loreto Region. In 2024, an expedition group will set out to travel a 7,000-kilometer (4,350-mile) Amazon River ...
Does the Amazon River Flow Backward? It’s a question that often sparks curiosity among explorers, scientists, and anyone fascinated by the mysteries of our planet. Although most major rivers on ...
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
They set out from the town of Camana on Peru's Pacific coast in early September, and rode to one of the sources of the Amazon, Lake Ticlla Cocha. Though the lake perches 16,870 feet above sea ...
Topline 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 ...
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