Another fire was controlled by 80 firefighters, ... “This used to be the Amazon River,” she said. “Now it’s a desert. If things get worse, our people will disappear.

You know, it’s the worst fire season in the past 19 years, ... one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River on Tuesday. Some parts are dried up completely. (REUTERS/Jorge Silva) ...

The Amazon — the lush, tropical basin that holds the world’s biggest river, rainforest and a fifth of its fresh water — is running dry. The region is entering its fifth month of a drought ...

FILE - Aerial image of an area of deforested Amazon rainforest covered in smoke from an illegal fire in the municipality of Cujubim, Rondonia State, northern Brazil, Aug. 20, 2024.

Fire is not the only problem. More than 1,900 kilometers (1,200 miles) from Chapada dos Veadeiros to the Northeast, the Amazon — the world’s most voluminous river — and one of its main ...

Boats and houseboats stranded in a dry area of the Igarape do Taruma stream which flows into the Rio Negro river in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, Oct 16, 2023. Bruno Kelly/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 grain exports and essential ...

Amazon river levels fall due to lack of rain, hurting navigation. By Lisandra Paraguassu. September 3, 2024 2:56 PM UTC Updated September 3, 2024 BRASILIA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Last ...

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.

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 ...