Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people
1 year, 2 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Authorities will also distribute food and water supplies as well as personal hygiene kits, the state’s civil defense agency said in a statement. According to the port of Manaus, which monitors water levels, the river stood at 16.7 meters on Tuesday, around six meters below the same day last year. The drought is forecast to last longer and be more intense because of El Niño climate phenomenon, which inhibits the formation of rain clouds, the civil defense authority said.

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More than 420,000 children affected by record drought in Amazon: UN
1 month, 2 weeks ago

More than 420,000 children affected by record drought in Amazon: UN

Al Jazeera  

UNICEF chief urges leaders at the upcoming COP29 summit in Azerbaijan to increase climate financing for children. The record-breaking drought, ongoing since last year, is taking a toll on Indigenous and other communities in Brazil, Colombia and Peru reliant on boat connections, the UN Children’s Fund said ahead of the COP29 climate change summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The health of …

In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities
1 month, 4 weeks ago

In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Colombia, the river's fall …

Aerial photos capture devastating before-and-after impacts of drought on the Amazon and its rivers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Aerial photos capture devastating before-and-after impacts of drought on the Amazon and its rivers

The Independent  

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. …

Amid the worst drought in Brazil history, wildfires rage and the Amazon falls to a record low level
3 months, 1 week ago

Amid the worst drought in Brazil history, wildfires rage and the Amazon falls to a record low level

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazil is enduring its worst …

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
3 months, 3 weeks ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's …

Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it’s happening earlier than expected
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it’s happening earlier than expected

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires. A heron stands in the Acre River, the main water source for the city of …

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut
7 months ago

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut

The Hindu  

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. A record drought in the Amazon rainforest region, driven by the El Nino climate phenomenon and global warming, has helped contribute to dry conditions fueling fires …

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. Residents evacuate from a neighborhood flooded by heavy rains, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024. He had previously said …

Brazil Floods: 'State Of Emergency' Declared As Death Toll Reaches 56, Thousands Displaced
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil Floods: 'State Of Emergency' Declared As Death Toll Reaches 56, Thousands Displaced

ABP News  

At least 56 people were killed as torrential rains triggered devastating floods and mudslides across Brazil, compelling several residents to flee their homes, Al Jazeera reported citing government sources on Saturday. According to Brazil’s civil defence agency, escalating water levels in Rio Grande do Sul state are placing immense pressure on dams and posing a major threat to Porto Alegre, …

Brazil Rains & Floods Kill 39 People In Rio Grande do Sul, Over 70 Missing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil Rains & Floods Kill 39 People In Rio Grande do Sul, Over 70 Missing

ABP News  

Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, claiming 39 lives, reported news agency Reuters. The previous floods occurred in July, September, and November last year, resulting in the loss of 75 lives, reported British news website The Guardian. In Feliz, a town located 50 miles from the state capital, Porto Alegre, a …

Death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil jumps to 29, with 60 more still missing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil jumps to 29, with 60 more still missing

Associated Press  

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state jumped to 29 as of Thursday night, with another 60 people missing, according to the state’s civil defense agency. Operators reported electricity and water cuts across the state, and officials detailed numerous incidents of flooded roads, landslides and collapsed bridges as water levels of rivers and …

Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 10 people and left 21 missing since Monday, the country’s civil defense said Wednesday. An additional 11 people were injured and more than 3,300 were forced to leave their homes due to damage caused by the storms, the civil defense added. In …

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February
9 months, 1 week ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February

The Hindu  

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked toward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by 2030. According to preliminary satellite data from space research agency INPE, 226 square km of the world's largest rainforest were cleared last month. That represented …

A Brazilian state in the Amazon has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A Brazilian state in the Amazon has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian state of Roraima in the Amazon rainforest has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February, according to data released Thursday by the state space agency. Fires are also burning down forest inside the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Júnior Hekurari, president of the Yanomami local health council, told The Associated Press. Earlier this month, …

Climate change drives Amazon rainforest's record drought, study finds
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Climate change drives Amazon rainforest's record drought, study finds

The Hindu  

Climate change is the main culprit for a record drought in the Amazon rainforest that has drained rivers, killed endangered dolphins and upended life for millions of people in the region, according to a study released on Wednesday. The drought that hit all nine Amazon rainforest countries - including Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru - is expected to worsen in …

‘Many different Amazonias, Amazonians’: The cultures of Brazil’s Amazon
1 year ago

‘Many different Amazonias, Amazonians’: The cultures of Brazil’s Amazon

Al Jazeera  

Renowned for its stunning biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest region is also home to a vast array of people and cultures. “People usually think that the environment doesn’t contain and include people, but it does,” said soil scientist Judson Ferreira Valentim, who lives in Brazil’s Acre state. “There are many different Amazonias and many different Amazonians.” From small villages of thatched …

In the Amazon, communities next to the world’s most voluminous river are queuing for water
1 year, 1 month ago

In the Amazon, communities next to the world’s most voluminous river are queuing for water

Associated Press  

CAREIRO DA VARZEA, Brazil — As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation. Packages with food for riverside communities due to the ongoing drought sit on a dock, in Careiro da Varzea, …

In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
1 year, 2 months ago

In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought

The Hindu  

The Negro River, the Amazon's second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago. The Negro River drains about 10% of the Amazon basin and is the world's sixth largest by water volume. Madeira River, another main tributary of the Amazon, has also recorded historically low levels, causing the halt of …

In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
1 year, 2 months ago

In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago. A little boy walks across a dry, cracked area of the Negro River near his houseboat during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Boats and houseboats are stuck in …

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest
1 year, 2 months ago

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

The Hindu  

Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a city of 2 million, air quality ranked among the worst globally, leading to the suspension of college classes and the cancellation of various activities, including an international marathon. The city’s air quality …

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest
1 year, 2 months ago

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. The city’s air quality index fluctuated between unhealthy and hazardous levels during the last two days, resembling the conditions in some major Asian metropolitan areas. Luiz Diego Pinheiro Ferreira, 30, walks near …

Amazon's Indigenous people urge Brazil to declare climate emergency as rivers dry up
1 year, 2 months ago

Amazon's Indigenous people urge Brazil to declare climate emergency as rivers dry up

The Hindu  

Indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon are asking the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergency as their villages have no drinking water, food or medicine due to a severe drought that is drying up rivers vital for travel in the rainforest, their leaders said on Tuesday. The drought and heatwave has killed masses of fish in the rivers that Indigenous …

‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future

Associated Press  

MANAUS, Brazil — Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Without water, there is no life.” Raimundo Silva do Carmo, 67, shows the water he obtained from a well dug in the dry bed of Puraquequara Lake amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 5, 2023. Floating …

Photos: Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought affecting thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

Photos: Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought affecting thousands

Al Jazeera  

The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is in the grips of a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, limiting their access to food, drinking water and other supplies. Their rotting corpses have contaminated the water supply in some areas, officials told the news agency Reuters, with more than 110,000 people facing repercussions. And …

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

The Hindu  

On August 9, executive leaders and Ministers from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French Guiana met with a Brazilian delegation — all of whom are part of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization — in Belem do Para, Brazil. Yearly deforestation According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the total deforestation of the Amazon rainforest from August …

Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect?
1 year, 4 months ago

Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect?

Associated Press  

COULD DEFORESTATION REACH A ‘TIPPING POINT’? That kind of change is already happening in Xingu Indigenous Territory, in Brazil’s southern Amazon, which has become an island surrounded by soybeans and pasture and where researchers have highlighted forest degradation due to persistent droughts, fires and agricultural practices. Researcher David Lapola, who is part of a project that investigates how the Amazon …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66 percent in July
1 year, 4 months ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66 percent in July

Al Jazeera  

Figures come as Brazil prepares to host summit with leaders of Amazonian countries to discuss ways to protect the rainforest. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, according to preliminary government figures. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research on Thursday indicated that 500 square kilometres of rainforest were …

‘Tragedy foretold’: Brazil sees surge in Amazon fires
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Tragedy foretold’: Brazil sees surge in Amazon fires

Al Jazeera  

More forest fires have been recorded in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year than in all of 2021, data from INPE space agency shows. Brazil’s sprawling Amazon region has seen more forest fires so far this year than in all of 2021, official figures show, as environmental and Indigenous rights groups continue to plead for more protection of the …

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits tragic record in 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits tragic record in 2022

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the first half of 2022 broke all records, a measure of the increasing destruction taking place under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro. The area destroyed in the first half of 2022 is 80% larger than the same period in 2018, the year before Bolsonaro took office, according to an analysis …

People in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest again reel from floods
2 years, 6 months ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest again reel from floods

Associated Press  

IRANDUBA, Brazil — For the second straight year, inhabitants of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are being overwhelmed by flooding, with hundreds of thousands of people already affected by waters that are still rising. Manaus, the Amazon’s largest city, began tracking flood levels in 1902 and has seen seven of its worst floods over the past decade, including this year’s. “It is …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits record for month of April
2 years, 7 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits record for month of April

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation detected in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for the month of April, and that followed similar new records set in January and February, reflecting a worrisome uptick in destruction in a state deep within the rainforest. It marked the first time that deforestation alerts have surpassed 1,000 square kilometers during a month in the …

Brazil sets ‘worrying’ new Amazon deforestation record
2 years, 8 months ago

Brazil sets ‘worrying’ new Amazon deforestation record

Al Jazeera  

Brazilian Amazon sees 64 percent jump in deforestation in first three months of 2022 compared with a year earlier. Brazil has set a new grim record for Amazon deforestation during the first three months of 2022 compared with a year earlier, government data shows, spurring concern and warnings from environmentalists. Destruction of the world’s largest rainforest has surged since President …

In Pictures: Severe flooding in Brazil’s Bahia like ‘bombardment’
2 years, 11 months ago

In Pictures: Severe flooding in Brazil’s Bahia like ‘bombardment’

Al Jazeera  

More than 470,000 people have been affected by severe flooding in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, including tens of thousands rendered homeless. There have been a total of 21 deaths and 358 people injured over the past month, in what has been the heaviest period of rainfall for Bahia in the last 32 years, according to the National Center for …

Floods leave 20 dead in Brazil as record rains collapse dams
2 years, 11 months ago

Floods leave 20 dead in Brazil as record rains collapse dams

The Independent  

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. A long drought gave way to record rains and some areas were hit hard late on Christmas Eve and …

At least 20 dead in flooding in Brazil’s Bahia state
2 years, 11 months ago

At least 20 dead in flooding in Brazil’s Bahia state

Al Jazeera  

‘We’re living through the worst disaster that has ever occurred in the history of Bahia,’ said the state’s governor. Home to about 15 million people, weeks of intermittent flooding have intensified in Bahia state in the last two days after a pair of dams collapsed, sending residents scrambling. “Unfortunately, we’re living through the worst disaster that has ever occurred in …

Brazil's Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil's Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years

The Hindu  

The area deforested in Brazil's Amazon reached a 15-year high after a 22% jump from the prior year, according to official data published on November 18. The National Institute for Space Research’s Prodes monitoring system showed the Brazilian Amazon lost 13,235 square kilometers of rainforest in the 12-month reference period from August 2020 to July 2021. The 15-year high flies …

Has Brazil’s Amazon reached a point of no return?
3 years, 3 months ago

Has Brazil’s Amazon reached a point of no return?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, September 13 at 19:30 GMT: With the continued deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon, conservation advocates say the world’s largest tropical forest is in the midst of a tipping point that could become catastrophic for the planet’s health and the country’s Indigenous groups. Despite a ban on unauthorised fires and yet another military deployment intended to protect the forests, …

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern
3 years, 4 months ago

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking concern that nationwide destruction in 2021 will stay at the high levels recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. Brazil is home to the world’s largest rainforest and tropical wetlands — the Amazon and …

Brazil’s Amazonian Battle
3 years, 5 months ago

Brazil’s Amazonian Battle

Al Jazeera  

Amid growing climate anxiety, we investigate the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest under President Jair Bolsonaro. Since the late 1970s, some one million square kilometres of Amazonian forest have been destroyed, mostly through industrial activities and large-scale agriculture like cattle-ranching, soy farms and irrigation projects. By the turn of the century, under growing international pressure, Brazil enacted new environmental legislation …

Deforestation in Brazil Amazon rainforest soars 67 percent
3 years, 6 months ago

Deforestation in Brazil Amazon rainforest soars 67 percent

Al Jazeera  

May begins the dry season in the Amazon rainforest, making it easier for loggers and other industries to cut down trees. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose for a third consecutive month in May, preliminary government data showed on Friday, with President Jair Bolsonaro yet to follow through on his April pledge to boost funding for environmental enforcement. Deforestation soared …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation soars to 12-year high
4 years ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation soars to 12-year high

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy Brazil's Amazon rainforest has been decimated by deforestation in 2020, soaring to a 12-year high, …

Brazil faces renewed pressure to protect Amazon rainforest
4 years, 3 months ago

Brazil faces renewed pressure to protect Amazon rainforest

Al Jazeera  

As Brazilians mark Amazon Day, rights groups say an ‘alarming’ number of wildfires has been detected in the region. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under renewed criticism over widespread wildfires in the country’s Amazon rainforest, which rights groups say have reached an “alarming” level so far this year. A group of environmental NGOs launched a website called Defund Bolsonaro this …

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