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Unprecedented drought in the Amazon threatens to release huge stores of carbon – podcast

As world leaders and their climate negotiators gathered at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai in early December, on the other side of the world, Brazil was experiencing an unprecedented drought in the Amazon. Scientists fear it could release of billions of additional tons of carbon into the atmosphere.

The Conversation

Murdered journalist Dom Phillips’ unfinished book to be published in 2025

How to Save the Amazon: Ask the People Who Know will be completed by writers and environmentalists thanks to a grant from the Whiting foundation

The Guardian - UK

‘Cinema is like a bridge’: the Amazon’s first floating film festival brings Indigenous stories to the big screen

Travelling on a solar-powered boat, the Kanua festival is showing 29 films from nine countries to communities in Ecuador

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In the Amazon, Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction

Until recently, the Juma seemed destined to disappear like countless other Amazon tribes decimated by the European invasion

The Independent UK

Deforestation jeopardises agribusiness and food security in Brazil and worldwide

The current drought situation in the Amazon, which has taken on a new level of severity this year, is influenced by two exceptional climatic conditions: the abnormally high temperature of the North Atlantic waters and the presence of the El Niño phenomenon. Despite these remarkable climatic conditions, however, the human…

The Conversation

Amazon region hit by trio of droughts in grim snapshot of the century to come

The Amazon is facing an unprecedented drought that is projected to continue affecting the region at least until mid-2024. The lowest water levels in 121 years of river-level records have been recorded in the city of Manaus. Vast areas of the Amazon River’s bed have been exposed, and more than…

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Madame Web is already getting memed for one incredible line in the trailer

Madame Web is spawning memes already

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AP PHOTOS: The Brazilian Amazon's vast array of people and cultures

Renowned for its stunning biodiversity, the Amazon rainforest region is also home to a vast array of people and cultures.

The Independent UK

Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

Saving the remaining Amazon rainforest in Brazil will require ensuring that the 28 million people who live there can sustainably make a living

The Independent UK

Madame Web: is this Spider-Man spinoff trailer deliberately terrible?

Dakota Johnson’s clairvoyant recites meme-worthy lines in the first look at a film that must be playing one big joke on all of us

The Guardian - US

Weevils and lemon ants: a chef in the Amazon keeps rainforest dishes alive

Colombian Mauricio Velasco dreamed of working in the Michelin-starred kitchens of Europe but now his Amazónico eatery celebrates local, Indigenous gastronomic traditions

The Guardian - US

How a Brazilian prison gang became an international criminal leviathan

The PCC – First Capital Command – arose in the country’s notoriously brutal penitentiaries 30 years ago but now controls a billion-dollar drug trade supplying much of Europe’s cocaine

The Guardian - US

‘Everything is parched’: Amazon struggles with drought amid deforestation

By now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale cattle farming, the climate crisis and weather events like El Niño mean Brazil is near the point of no return

The Guardian - UK

How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation

According to data analysis by The Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigations Network, a nonprofit reporting consortium, an American company is among the key beef suppliers and distributors contributing to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest

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Amazon a time bomb for the emergence of diseases with pandemic potential – due to deforestation and climate change

Home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet, the Amazon is also a ticking time bomb for the emergence or resurgence of diseases with pandemic potential. This is because environmental degradation and altered landscapes are important factors in this process, which are exacerbated during periods of extreme drought, such as…

The Guardian - UK

‘For us, the Amazon isn’t a cause, it’s our home’: the riverside communities stranded by the climate crisis

The historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reduced the Rio Negro to a trickle and put at risk the livelihoods of remote Indigenous and riverside communities

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Deforestation In Amazon Exacerbates Climate Warming Over 60 Miles Away

New research reveals the far-reaching impact of tree-felling on land temperatures, highlighting the urgency for forest conservation.

The Guardian - UK

Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows

Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfall

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The Independent UK

Severe drought in the Amazon reveals millennia-old carvings

Severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon has caused the Negro River to reach historic lows, revealing millennia-old carvings previously hidden under water

The Hindu

How much salt should you take every day?

Excess salt intake can lead to health issues like high BP & heart disease. WHO recommends 5g/day, but world avg. is 10.8g. Indian men & women consume 8.9 & 7.1g/day. Yanomami people of Amazon consume <1g/day & stay fit. High salt impairs metabolism & increases adipocytes, leading to obesity. Reducing…

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Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds

Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets

The Independent UK

As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville

Leaders from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and other countries with the three largest tropical forest basins are meeting to form a coalition to protect tropical forests from deforestation and destruction

The Independent UK

In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water

As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation

The Guardian - US

Lederhosen in the Amazon: an Austro-German enclave in Peru keeps traditions alive

Every year, descendants of 19th-century emigrants to Pozuzo celebrate their unique history with dances, dirndls and beer

The Independent UK

Mysterious ancient ‘human face’ rock carvings revealed by receding waters in Amazon

‘This time we found not just more carvings but the sculpture of a human face cut into the rock’

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