How the Amazon's 'Boiling River' foreshadows a warmer world
The risk is that, if the rainforest does reach a catastrophic tipping point beyond which it begins to die back rapidly, then ...
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, ...
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State of water shortage declared in five major rivers in Brazil
Brazilian authorities Monday decreed a “state of water shortage” in the basins of five major rivers nationwide. The critical ...
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Researchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish
In September 2023, a group of scientists sailed the Negro River, the second-largest tributary of the grand Amazon to benchmark its waters, and found the river in good shape. The expedition led to ...
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Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest
MANAUS, Brazil — Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary rainforest ...
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Capturing 500,000 pictures in 400 days: Why he’s using photography to tell stories that ‘nobody knows about’
While the Amazon’s rainforests have dominated many conversations, the Amazon River and its tributaries are equally vital, both to the surrounding communities, who depend on them for food ...
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Biden's Amazon visit highlights stark contrast with Trump's policies
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary ...
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From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy
Brazil will hold the talks next year. During a helicopter tour, Biden saw severe erosion, ships grounded in one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries and fire damage. He also passed over a ...
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Biden becomes the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary ...