MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble over the tiny Amazon River community of Nossa Senhora do Livramento. After two years of devastating drought, you might think that residents in this parched ...

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 for export and cutting off ...

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 ...

Amazon River: Have you ever wondered how the Amazon river got its name? Well the story goes that when Spanish explorers discovered it, local tribes wearing headgears and grass skirts attacked them.

As a punishing drought dries up stretches of the Amazon River, Brazil is resorting to dredging to try to keep food, medicine and people flowing along the watery superhighway. As a punishing ...

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 ...

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 grain exports and essential ...

The Boiling River, also known as the Shanay-timpishka, is part of a tributary in east-central Peru that connects to the mighty Amazon River. The hills in this area were scoured by fossil fuel ...

Amazon River Levels Fall Due to Lack of Rain, Hurting Navigation By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused ...