Extreme drought isolates Amazon communities in Brazil
Francisco Mateus da Silva, 67, spent an hour walking across sandbanks and dry riverbeds where he lives in the Amazon to fetch ...
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Brazil dredges Amazon rivers to ease drought isolation, raising environmental concerns
The environmental risks of dredging include ecosystem disruption, increased erosion, water contamination, and harm to aquatic ...
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As Renewable Energy Demand Rises, Mining for Minerals in the Amazon is at a Critical Point
Illegal mining for critical minerals needed for the global renewable energy transition is increasingly driving deforestation ...
Stark before-and-after pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers
River levels in the Amazon are at record lows, upending lives, stranding boats and threatening endangered wildlfie, as Brazil endures its worst drought on record ...
Scientists sound the alarm over weather phenomenon taking place in Brazil: 'We are heading toward an apocalyptical situation'
Brazil's worst drought on record has helped fuel wildfires in the Amazon rainforest. The Pantanal, a region that encompasses ...
Brazil's Lula to Talk Climate at U.N. but Amazon Wildfires Undermine Message
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to open the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday with a call for ...
Brazil's Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly with a call on the world to do more to combat ...
Queen Mary stuns in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil
Queen Mary replaced her crown with a pair of sunglasses as she kicked off an official tour of Brazil with a visit to the ...
Research reveals how media coverage helped successfully mitigate forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon
A new study from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals that public outcry can ...