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 ...

Alter do Chao, Brazil: The five-month expedition, due to set off in April 2024, will include the use of modern river-mapping satellite technology to scientifically prove the Amazon is the longest ...

Indigenous communities along the Amazon River are grappling with severe challenges as an unprecedented drought causes water levels to plummet. Unforeseen scarcity is threatening livelihoods and access ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Explore the Amazon’s 4,000-mile journey, which crosses into nine different nations You can only really do the Amazon from the ...

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 ...

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions are taking the world’s time-honored ecosystems, like the world-famous Amazon River, down onto their knees. The problem is greenhouse gases like CO2 and CH4 trap heat and ...

Parts of the Amazon rainforest is suffering its worst drought ever, according to new records. Water levels of Brazil’s Negro River and Madeira River have reached a record low since official ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Nearly 100 major industrial river ports have been built on the Brazilian Amazon’s major rivers over the past two decades. Many of the projects have been internationally financed and built by ...