Wildfires, Amazon and Brazil
How Can Brazil’s Amazon Resist Longer Floods And Stronger Droughts?
To figure out how to save the wetland forests of the Amazon, an ecologist from Brazil led a massive series of expeditions to sample trees across the vast rain-forest.
Brazil's Amazon drought disrupts residents' lives
Severe droughts across Brazil's Amazon rainforest region are drastically altering residents' lives as mobility is hampered by record-low levels on upper stretches of the Amazon River. In the town of Manacapuru,
Brazil experiencing record-breaking wildfires as persistent drought affects the Amazon rainforest
A series of record-breaking wildfires are currently burning in several regions in Brazil, threatening residents and some of the most important ecological systems.
Wildfires sweep Amazon as Brazil suffers worst drought on record
Brazil is fighting wildfires that have cast smoke across swaths of its territory, fuelled by heatwaves and the nation’s worst drought on record. The area of the Amazon in Brazil, home to about two-thirds of the world’s largest rainforest,
Brazil's Amazon drought disrupts residents' lives
MANACAPURU, Brazil, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Severe droughts across Brazil's Amazon rainforest region are drastically altering residents' lives as mobility is hampered by record-low levels on upper ...
Brazil suffering through its worst drought in history
At the opposite end of the spectrum, rivers that once flowed through the Amazon are drying out as Brazil endures a record drought and the country's geological service warns conditions are expected to worsen,
Brazil approves emergency spending to combat wildfires and drought in Amazon and Pantanal
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Sunday authorised the government to exempt spending on wildfires and droughts in the Amazon and Pantanal regions from this year’s fiscal target as the country grapples with the economic impacts of its worst drought on record.
Why Brazilian officials want to pave a highway in the Amazon rainforest
A pledge from the Brazilian president to pave a road that runs through the Amazon rainforest is prompting concerns from ...
Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
A federal court in Brazil has dismissed charges against one of three men arrested in the killings of an Indigenous peoples ...
Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts ...
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Another Crisis in Brazil’s Amazon: Rising Crime
It’s not just the environment that's vulnerable to growing regional criminal groups, an expert writes.
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Brazil faces record wildfires and drought — and it may only get worse
Much of western Brazil is under stress and the Amazon basin rivers are registering at historic lows. Boats have been stranded on sandbanks, with people forced to transport goods on foot.
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Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil — In a visit to see the damage caused by drought and fire in the Amazon, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to pave a road that environmentalists and some in his own ...
Amazon River Dolphins Are Facing Mass Die-Offs In Brazil
Brazilian scientists worry that a few straight days of intense sun could be all it takes to trigger the next die-off of the ...
Drought leaves Amazon basin rivers at all-time low
The current drought is concerning because it comes relatively early in the Amazon's dry season.