"Unfortunately, it’s always the most vulnerable communities that are hardest hit." River in world's largest rainforest on ...

The Madeira river, a major tributary to the Amazon ... role in worsening dry conditions in two main ways. Firstly, the Amazon basin is typically receiving less rainfall than it used to between ...

The Amazon basin is the largest and most complex river system in the world The Amazon basin could suffer significant and irreversible damage if an extensive dam building programme goes ahead ...

People living in the Amazon basin rely on boats and ferries to cross the headwaters spanning from the Andes to the Atlantic ...

More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in a tributary of Amazon river in Brazil this past week. Experts suspect the deaths may have been caused by severe drought and rising heat.

There is another reason why the Boiling River might not fully represent the conditions of the wider Amazon basin under the influence of further climate change. Nóbrega points out that the Amazon ...

The Amazon River and its tributaries, which make up the largest freshwater basin in the world, are showing signs of recovery after dropping to record-low levels between September and November 2024.

Travel up the Rio Negro, the least inhabited river in the Amazon river basin. Throughout the cruise, you will explore the region on daily excursions by small boat and on foot, looking for a ...

In this region of northwestern Peru, the river is running dry; but so are many of the waters across the Amazon Basin, which is experiencing its most severe drought in decades. “Our concept is ...