Researchers say climate change is the main culprit behind below-average rainfall
A drone view shows boats stranded on the Rio Negro as the river reached its lowest point in its history during the most widespread drought the country has experienced since records began in 1950, in Manaus, on Oct. 4.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 exports and essential supplies that are the region’s lifeline.
This year authorities are already on alert. In hard-hit Amazonas state, at least 62 municipalities are under states of emergency with more than half a million people affected, according to the state’s civil defence corps. With the region never fully recovering due to weaker-than-usual seasonal rains, many of the impacts of the drought last year look set to repeat or reach new extremes.
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