Wildfires sweep Amazon
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
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,
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.
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 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.
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.
Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed ...
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Brazil Reconsiders Daylight Saving to Combat Energy Crisis Amid Drought
Brazil is considering reinstating daylight saving time to conserve energy as the country faces a severe drought impacting hydroelectric power. This measure requires approval from President Luiz Inacio ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Amazon's AWS to invest $1.8 billion in Brazil through 2034
Amazon's cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), will invest 10.1 billion reais ($1.8 billion) in Brazil through 2034 ...
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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.
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 ...