Rivers in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil fell to their lowest levels in over a century on Monday as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the ...

Below-average rainfall - even through the rainy season - has plagued the Amazon and much of South America since last year, also feeding the worst wildfires in more than a decade in Brazil and Bolivia.

Bouncing along the river, the murky waters of the Amazon River tributary extended in each direction. In the distance, a line of vibrant green trees looked out over the waters, teeming with wildlife, ...

MANAUS, Brazil (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 grain ...

Last year’s record drought in the Amazon and less-than-usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains for export and cutting off ...

BRASILIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded on the vast sand banks of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month ...

A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded on the vast sand banks of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month, highlighting the plight of ...

The scientists demonstrated this using data from 464 lakes in North and South America, including the Rio Negro river in Uruguay. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...