Signal: fall 2010
AmazonDroughtRiver2010

2010 Amazon drought worse the “once-in-a-century” drought of 2005

by on 04. Feb, 2011 in Uncategorized

Last year’s drought in the Amazon raises concerns about the region’s capacity to continue absorbing carbon dioxide, scientists say. Researchers report in the journal Science that the 2010 drought was more widespead than in 2005 – the last big one – with more trees probably lost. The 2005 drought had been termed a “one in [...]

RioNego

Amazon’s Rio Negro fell to lowest level ever in October

by on 18. Nov, 2010 in Uncategorized

NOAA State of the Climate Report: Continued dryness in Brazil’s north and west Amazonia brought the worst drought conditions in the past 40 years to the region. In the jungle city of Manaus, the Rio Negro (Black River)—one of the most important tributaries of the Rio Amazonia (Amazon River)—fell to its lowest level of 44.7 [...]

AmazonDeadFish

Amazon rivers at record lows, linked to climate change

by on 28. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

A severe drought has pushed river levels in Brazil’s Amazon region to record lows, leaving isolated communities dependent on emergency aid and thousands of boats stranded on parched riverbeds. The drought fits a pattern of more extreme weather in the world’s largest rain forest in recent years and is, scientists say, an expected result of [...]