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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 ...
The Brazilian Geological Service (SGB) has warned that water levels have been falling since June and all rivers in the Amazon basin are expected to drop below their historical levels. In Manaus ...
At Manacapuru, the Amazon's water level is only about 24 m (79 ft) above mean sea level. More than half of the water in the Amazon downstream of Manacapuru is below sea level. [75] In its lowermost section, the Amazon's depth averages 20 to 50 m (66 to 164 ft), in some places as much as 100 m (330 ft). [76]
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) -The Amazon River fell to its lowest level in over a century on Monday at the heart of the Brazilian rainforest as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of ...
The average flow rate at the mouth of the Amazon is sufficient to fill more than 83 such pools each second. The estimated global total for all rivers is 1.2 × 10 6 m 3 /s (43 million cu ft/s), [ 1 ] of which the Amazon would be approximately 18%.
A large outflow of fresh and brackish water from the Amazon mouth - the Amazon river plume - extends through the middle of the Amazonia ecoregion, being pulled north by the NBC. Combined with rainfall this lowers the salinity of the ecoregion's waters, to levels that average 35-36.75 ppm. Surface temperatures range from 22–29 °C (72–84 °F).
In these images acquired by Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 29 September 2022, and 2023, the drought-induced lowering of the water levels of the Amazon River in Brazil can clearly be seen. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites provide free and open data that can be used to monitor droughts and their impact on water bodies, ecosystems and ...
More than 200 river dolphins died in the 2023 drought that sent water levels to new lows and water temperatures to record highs. ... the Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto or pink river ...