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Brazil faces record wildfires and drought
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,
During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S.
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.
Brazil faces its worst drought as wildfires rage and Amazon River falls to record low
Left: A drone view shows floating houses and boats which are stranded due to the drought affecting the Rio Negro, the largest left tributary of the Amazon River, at the Cacau Pirera district in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil September 2, 2024. Photo by Bruno Kelly/REUTERS
Brazil's Supreme Court endorses drought and wildfire spending
According to the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), the current drought is the most intense and widespread in Brazil since records began in 1950, exacerbated by a weak rainy season in the north-central region,
Brazil's farmers fret over fires and drought
Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard.- 'The soil lacks water' - Meloni had already finished his harvest but his land suffered significant damage.
Brazil: Drought, windy weather worsen wildfire in Brazil's Mato Grosso
The ongoing seasonal drought and adverse weather conditions such as high wind are hindering firefighters' efforts to put out a wildfire that has been raging in Brazil's Mato Grosso for over half a month.
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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 ...
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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 ...
WSAY
3h
Dolphins dying again in Amazon lake made shallow by drought
The carcass of a baby dolphin lay on the sand bank left exposed by the receding waters in an Amazon lake that has been drying ...
4d
on MSN
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 ...
Americas Society
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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’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 ...
BBC
9mon
The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?
Thousands of fires are ravaging the
Amazon
rainforest in
Brazil
- the most intense blazes for almost a decade. The northern states of Roraima, Acre, Rondônia and Amazonas have been particularly ...
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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 ...
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