Only the youngest and strongest villagers now brave the crossing of a vast, blistering stretch of sand where, in normal times, the waters of the mighty Madeira River flow in the Brazilian Amazon.

For roughly 65 million years, the forests of the Amazon were resilient to changes in the climate. But that is changing rapidly, as the region is exposed to unprecedented stress from global warming, ...

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the rainforest might respond to a drier future. Understanding how soil, roots and ...

An Amazon River Dries Up, Creating Hellish Crossing For Villagers By Michael DANTAS with Juan Sebastian SERRANO in Rio de Janeiro Sept 10, 2024, 3:50 pm EDT Share ...