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Amazon River sees fivefold increase in flood frequency

NewsBy Maria CoelhoMonday September 24th, 2018Leave a comment

An extensive assessment of the water level records for the last 113 years reveals that the frequency and severity of…

Uncontacted Tribes at Risk Amid ‘Worrying’ Surge in Amazon Deforestation

NewsBy Maria CoelhoSaturday September 22nd, 2018Leave a comment

Illegal loggers and militias cleared an area three times the size of Gibraltar in Brazil’s Amazon this year, threatening an…

A century of records shows that the Amazon is rushing

NewsBy Maria CoelhoSaturday September 22nd, 2018Leave a comment

For three decades, the natural cycle of floods and droughts of the Amazon has been accelerating. In particular, records initiated…

New study warns that Amazon River entered catastrophic flood stage

NewsBy Maria CoelhoFriday September 21st, 2018Leave a comment

One study considers that every four years there is an extreme overflow in the Amazon River, with water levels exceeding…

Gold Prospectors In Northern Brazil Are Destroying Amazon Rivers

NewsBy Maria CoelhoTuesday September 18th, 2018Leave a comment

Luis Pinheiro, 69, has been looking for gold for the last 50 years in the Tapajós river basin. He is…

The lungs of the planet are burning

NewsBy Maria CoelhoFriday September 14th, 2018Leave a comment

The tropical forest of the Amazon has suffered three of the worst droughts in the last fourteen years. In 2005…

The enigma of the carbon balance in the Amazon

NewsBy Maria CoelhoFriday September 14th, 2018Leave a comment

The carbon capture capacity of Amazonian forests depends on a complex connection between climate, soil, and trees, but despite much…

Global warming is causing a lot more rain in the Amazon

NewsBy Maria CoelhoThursday September 13th, 2018Leave a comment

According to a study, the warming of the Atlantic Ocean is affecting rain patterns in the Amazon. As rainfall increases,…

Amazon Rivers Portal wins international award for webdesign

NewsBy Maria CoelhoWednesday September 12th, 2018Leave a comment

WWF-Brazil’s Rios da Amazônia portal was one of the winners of the international award WebAwards, aimed at developing websites. It…

Justice rules that Belo Sun licensing be done by Ibama

NewsBy Maria CoelhoWednesday September 12th, 2018Leave a comment

The largest gold mining project in the country should be licensed by IBAMA. That was what determined the Federal Court…

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