Observing sites like the Amazon basin from space has underscored the capability of satellites to better detect signs ... The ...

Aside from the immediate dangers to jobs and food supply for many Brazilians, officials are highly worried about the causes ...

a research scientist Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research. So too is the Solimões River, whose muddy-colored waters converge with the Rio Negro at Manaus to form the Amazon River.

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river ...

The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought ...

Images of one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries, the Negro River, show just how dramatically water is dwindling. When The Associated Press photographed the Negro River and surrounding areas ...

The river port in the Amazon rainforest's ... according to data from Brazil's space research agency. The Amazon basin, usually one of the wettest places on Earth, is experiencing its worst fires ...

MANAUS, Brazil — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has ...

Line chart showing the daily Amazon river level recorded along Port Manaus ... according to data from Brazil's space research agency. Sign up here. Jake Spring reports primarily on forests ...