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The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Ancient rock carvings revealed by receding Amazon waters amid drought

Human faces and other figures believed to be up to 2,000 years old exposed as Brazil river level hits record low

The Guardian - US

Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia

Forest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communities

The Guardian - UK

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil

The blazes comes on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded

Salon

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Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome

The drought plaguing the Amazon is a worrying portrait of the climate challenges facing the world. The combination of the El Niño phenomenon and anthropogenic climate change has played a significant role in accentuating this extreme weather event. The Amazon region, known for its lush rainforest and flowing rivers, is…

The Conversation

In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought

The Negro River, the Amazon's second largest tributary, has reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago

The Independent UK

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

Smoke from forest fires covered large swaths of the Brazilian Amazon as the region endures one of the worst droughts on record, with many rivers at historically low levels

The Independent UK

Amazon's Indigenous people urge Brazil to declare climate emergency as rivers dry up

Indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon are asking the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergency as their villages have no drinking water, food or medicine due to a severe drought that is drying up rivers

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‘Our world hangs by a thread’: Indigenous activist asks US agri giant to stop destroying Amazon rainforest

Beka Saw Munduruku , 21, traveled 4,000 miles to deliver letter and confront family behind Cargill empire over what she says amounts to a litany of broken promises

The Guardian - US

Criminals without borders: the transnational gangs terrorising the Amazon

Indigenous peoples in Colombia are being targeted and fragmented by armed groups who plunder the forest for gold and timber and take control of land

The Guardian - UK

‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future

The extreme drought sweeping across Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is already impacting hundreds of thousands of people and killing local wildlife

The Independent UK

South American monsoon heading towards ‘tipping point’ likely to cause Amazon dieback

‘Shocking’ study finds Amazon rainforest will be unable to sustain itself and transport moisture once ‘regime shift’ occurs

The Guardian - UK

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s alleged murderers to face jury trial

Judge makes ruling as trio remain in custody over Amazon killing of indigenous expert Pereira and journalist Phillips, a Guardian contributor

The Guardian - AU

Climate change kills Amazon dolphins

The dolphins may have lost 10 percent of their population, which could threaten the survival of the species

Salon

More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar

Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region. Temperatures since last week have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the Tefe Lake region.

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The Independent UK

More than 100 dolphins and thousands of fish found dead in Brazilian Amazon

Dolphins die due to severe drought and many more could be affected if water temperatures remain high

France 24

More than 100 dolphins dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.

The Independent UK

More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures rise to record levels

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week due to a severe drought, and many more could be affected if water temperatures remain high

The Independent UK

Brazil's government starts expelling non-Indigenous people from two native territories in the Amazon

Brazil’s government has started removing non-Indigenous people from two native territories in a move likely to affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest

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Evening Standard

More than 100 Amazon dolphins found dead as water hits record 39C

More than 100 dolphins and thousands of fish have been found dead in the Amazon as record-breaking temperatures soared to 39C.

The Guardian - UK

Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species

Rising temperatures could be passing tolerance threshold for endangered animals as Lake Tefé reaches 39C

The Guardian - UK

Villa-Lobos: Suite Floresta do Amazonas review – a hymn to the abundance of the rainforest

Simone Menezes conducts a concert suite extracted from Villa-Lobos’s last major work: a vivid and exuberant evocation of the Amazon filled with moments of intense beauty

The Guardian - UK

In the line of fire: Indigenous brigades battling forest blazes in the Amazon

The photographer Victor Moriyama follows an Indigenous fire brigade as they try to fill the gap left by the Brazilian state in Rondônia, one of the most deforested regions of the Amazon

The Independent UK

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people

Officials say the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year

The Independent UK

Brazil slows Amazon deforestation, but in Chico Mendes' homeland, it risks being too late

Luzineide Marques da Silva knows the location of each of the 748 rubber trees in the Brazilian Amazon that she and her family have rights to tap for latex

Evening Standard

Greenpeace unveils Minecraft game to help save Amazon rainforest

It is hoped the new game will encourage more environmental activism

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