amazon drought
A historic and devastating drought in the Amazon was caused by climate change, researchers say
Climate change was the primary driver of a massive drought in the Amazon basin in 2023 and will likely cause future extreme droughts, with potentially dire consequences for global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from World Weather Attribution.
Amazon drought was caused by climate change
Drought touches a quarter of humanity, U.N. says, disrupting life globally
‘For us, the Amazon isn’t a cause, it’s our home’: the riverside communities stranded by the climate crisis
The historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reduced the Rio Negro to a trickle and put at risk the livelihoods of remote Indigenous and riverside communities.
In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
Monday’s record confirms that this part of the world’s largest rainforest is suffering its worst drought, just a little over two years after its most significant flooding.
In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought
Monday’s record confirms that this part of the world’s largest rainforest is suffering its worst drought, just a little over two years after its most significant flooding.
Brazil hits emissions target early, but rising deforestation risks reversal
The government of Brazil has announced that it has cut its climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the point that it has met a long-established goal three years ahead of time.