Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement.
Brazil drought: Stark pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major ...
WEBSep 30, 2024 · CNN — Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet — have plunged to record-low levels, upending lives, stranding boats, and threatening endangered dolphins as...
Climate Change Is Scorching Stretches of the Amazon River in Brazil ...
WEB2 days ago · The Amazon River, battered by back-to-back droughts fueled by climate change, is drying up, with some stretches of the mighty waterway dwindling to shallow pools only a few feet deep. Water levels ...
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging …
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National...
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High.
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Brazil. Deforestation. Climate Change. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research shows that more than 3,980 square kilometers of the Amazon—an area five times the size of New...
Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years - BBC
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has hit its highest level in over 15 years, official data shows. A report by Brazil's space research agency (Inpe) found that deforestation...
Brazil drought drops Amazon port river level to 122-year low
WEB4 days ago · MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport of ...
During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — 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.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to a five-year low, the country’s National Institute of Space Research announced on Thursday, a sign that Brazil, which has the biggest...
Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023 - BBC
WEBJan 12, 2024 · The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, space agency data suggests.