Aerial photos capture devastating before-and-after impacts of drought on the Amazon and its rivers
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Images of one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries, the Negro River, show just how dramatically water is dwindling. When The Associated Press photographed the Negro River and surrounding areas in late June and early July, it was nearly 27 meters deep at the port in Manaus. The Negro River drains about 10 percent of the Amazon basin and is the world’s sixth-largest by water volume. At this time of year, the Negro River should still be around 21 meters deep at the Manaus port, according to the nation’s geologic service.
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