As a punishing drought dries up stretches of the Amazon River, Brazil is resorting to dredging to ... In one stretch in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, the river was 25 feet below the average ...

In the far north of Brazil, where the Amazon River collides with the sea, an environmental dilemma has awakened a national political debate. There, the Brazilian government has been researching the ...

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 ...

The world's longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway and tributaries parched, stranding communities and affecting livelihoods.

TEFÉ, Brazil — Each morning for the last several weeks, researcher Miriam Marmontel has gazed out at Lake Tefé and the Amazon River, through a thick curtain of smoke from thousands of ...

Part of the Negro River is visible in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, top, and the same location Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Tags Climate Change ...

River levels in the Amazon are at record lows, upending lives, ... A hopper barge stranded on a sandbank at the Solimões River, near Tefé, Amazonas state, Brazil on September 17, 2024.

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 ...

MANAUS, Brazil - Francisco Mateus da Silva, 67, spent an hour walking across sandbanks and dry riverbeds where he lives in the Amazon to fetch food and water amid the worst drought on record in ...

A pedestrian wears a mask due to smoke from wildfires reaching Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. There has been an alarming 83% increase in fire spots across the rainforest ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on during a ceremony of federal highway investment, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 29, 2025.

River levels in the Amazon are at record lows, upending lives, ... A hopper barge stranded on a sandbank at the Solimões River, near Tefé, Amazonas state, Brazil on September 17, 2024.