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.
One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped - The …
WEB22 hours ago · Manaus, the biggest city in the rainforest, is where the Negro joins the Amazon River. For locals, the drought has made basic daily activities impossible. Gracita Barbosa, 28, works as a cashier ...
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.
River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid
WEB1 day ago · The Port of Manaus measured the Rio Negro river at 12.66 meters on Friday, according to its website, surpassing the previous all-time low recorded last year and still falling rapidly. The Rio ...
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,...
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,...
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,...
Manaus, BR Breaking News Headlines Today | Ground News
WEBStay current with all the latest and breaking news about Manaus, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 267 stories have been published about Manaus which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Manaus: Brazil's city on the Amazon river buckles under second ... - BBC
WEBJan 22, 2021 · Doctors in the rainforest’s biggest city Manaus are struggling to control rising numbers of deaths from Covid-19 and soaring cases.