Drought shrinks river that feeds the Amazon to lowest level ever ...
WEB12 hours ago · The level of the Negro River at the port of Manaus was at 12.66 metres on Friday, compared to a normal level of about 21 metres. The previous record low level was recorded last year, but toward ...
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 ...
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: Stark pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major ...
WEB5 days ago · CNN —. Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet — have plunged to record-low levels, upending lives, stranding boats, and threatening endangered ...
River level in Amazon rainforest hits 122-year low amid drought, …
WEB1 day ago · The Rio Negro is a major tributary of the Amazon River, the world's largest river by volume. ... it provides financial news as well as international coverage in over 16 languages to more than 1000 ...
Water levels in major Amazon tributary tumble to record lows …
WEB1 day ago · It’s one of the largest rivers in the world. And its water levels have fallen to a record low. Amid drought and wildfires, the Rio Negro plummeted to a depth of 12.66 metres (41.5 feet) on ...
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. When The Associated Press photographed the Negro River and …
Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's ... - NBC News
WEBAug 3, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil — Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to...
Amazon rivers fall to lowest levels in 121 years amid a severe ... - CNN
WEBOct 17, 2023 · Rivers in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to their lowest levels in over a century on Monday as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages...