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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
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Amazon drought was caused by climate change

The world’s largest river and rainforest was parched by extreme temperatures last year that would have been highly unlikely without climate change, scientists said.
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Drought touches a quarter of humanity, U.N. says, disrupting life globally

The crisis, worsened partly by climate change, has been accompanied by soaring food prices and could have consequences for hunger, elections and migration worldwide.
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‘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
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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.

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

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