Shipwrecked in the Amazon
In Manaus, a sprawling city of more than 2 million, the depth of the Rio Negro, a major branch of the Amazon River, reached ...
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Global leaders grow concerned over extreme drought unfolding in Amazon Rainforest: ‘That can be the straw that breaks the camel’s back’
The Amazon basin is up against a severe drought because ... challenging the mobility in riverside communities, affecting the transport and access to essential goods and disrupting local economies ...
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Brazil’s Amazon shipping plan faces criticism for environmental and social impact
executive director of the U.S. Soy Transportation Coalition, told Mongabay. Climate scientists say the Amazon Basin will become drier with climate change; the Tocantins River is expected to shrink ...
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Brazil to begin dredging stretches of the Amazon fluvial network because of the drought
Several Brazilian ministries have joined efforts in a desperate attempt to impede the gigantic Amazon basin and its fluvial ... to improve the ministries of Transport, Ports and Airports will ...