Part 2. Intro:- As mentioned in the previous post, there are more problems facing the survival of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest than deforestation alone. Below looks at issues including fires & drought for the first two months of this year. In January, more than 941 hectares of Brazil's Amazon were burned, more than triple the damage the same time last year, according to MapBiomas, a Brazilian network of scientists, non-profits, universities & technology firms. This February, 3,158 fire episodes were registered by INPE in Brazil's Amazon -greater than 2007's previous record of 1,761. The Amazon's carbon emissions reached a record high for the same month, according to 22 years of data from European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. "What we are seeing right now is a result of 2023's drought. The landscape has become extremely inflammable, so that any spark may become a blazing fire," said Ane Alencar, a researcher at the IPAM Amazônia environmental institute. January and February blazes typically account for a small share of the Amazon's annual fires. Scientists fear, however, that this year's early record could signal a more widespread crisis ahead, as decades of human intervention & the ongoing severe drought - driven by the El Niño climate pattern - turn forest to fuel. **** The Amazon is battling record early-year fires, fuelling fears of a worse climate crisis to come; as blazes kill vegetation that is key to absorbing planet-warming carbon dioxide. Driven by drought, high winds & human felling, the forest is suffering unprecedented fires this early in the year, satellite images show, with the dry season then still to reach critical parts of the Amazon. "Traditional as well as scientific knowledge point to dire times ahead," said Sinea do Vale of the Indigenous Council of Roraima, the Brazilian state worst hit by February's unprecedented blazes. ( to be cont'd in part 3.) #savetheamazon #amazonfire #amazondrought #brazilianamazon #elniño #stopdeforestation #stopburningtheamazon #climatechange #climatecrisis #protecttherainforest #roraima #indigenouslivesmatter #reducecarbonemissions
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INTRO:- I'm sorry I'm behind with my reports & updates of the Brazilian Amazon, etc. So, here is the first part of a new post, starting with the situation regarding forest fires, in February, this year. Part 1. Nearly 3,000 forest fires were registered in the Brazilian Amazon in February, the highest for any that month since records began in 1999; & made more likely by climate change, according to experts. Brazil's INPE space research institute said it's satellites had picked up 2,940 fires so far, 67% more than the previous high of 1,761 recorded in February 2007 & four times more than in the same month last year. "The climate factor certainly plays a fundamental role in this anomaly," Ane Alencar, scientific director of the IPAM Amazonia research institute, told AFP. The northern part of the rainforest was the hardest hit, particularly the state of Roraima, home to the Yanomami Indigenous reserve. "We have seen the Earth break... temperature records. Every year is the hottest year, & this has a synergy with climate phenomena" such as droughts, said Alencar. Drought devastated the Brazilian Amazon between June - November last year, stoking huge fires, reducing or wiping out major water reserves, wreaking havoc with wildlife, ,& affecting millions of people. A study in January, by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) said climate change was the main driver of the "exceptional drought" in the world's largest rainforest. The WWA is a scientific project that seeks to quantify how climate change influences the intensity & likelihood of a particular extreme weather event. Such environmental "stress," said Alencar, "generates all the necessary conditions for each fire to become a large fire," adding that some of the blazes may have been the result of forest clearing for agriculture. ( to be cont'd) #savetheamazonrainforest #climatechange #savebiodiversity #respectwildlife #amazonriver #protecttheamazon #forestfire #protectthreatenedspecies #savetheamazon #indigenouslivesmatter #indigenousrights #amazonwildfire #climatecrisis #saveendangeredspecies #amazonfires #climateemergency #amazondrought
Oggi su @fqmillennium il mio lavoro fotografico sulla siccità in Amazzonia. Il Rio Negro é sceso a livelli minimi, isolando interi villaggi, rendendo i trasporti difficili, causando enormi squilibri per la pesca e una moria di delfini sul lago di Tefé. Un grazie alla redazione per aver dato spazio a queste immagini, a @palogram per aver affrontato con me giornate di caldo assassino, sotto a un sole che squarciava il cervello già dopo le 10 del mattino. Il cambiamento climatico é ovunque, con conseguenze devastanti e purtroppo il peggio deve ancora venire. . #drought #photojournalism #globalwitness #environment #environmentalstories #amazon #amazonas #latinamerica #water #manaus #waterscarces #earthfocus #seca #environmentaljournalism #rionegro #ilfattoquotidiano #ilfattomillenium #environmentalinjustice #amazon #amazonia #brazil #amazonas #amazonforest #agribusiness #brazilgram_ #amazondrought #reportagespotlight #environmentalist #protectnature #earthrise #defendtheplanet #seca
The Amazon River Basin faces an unprecedented crisis as the devastating drought persists, disrupting communities, livelihoods, and vital services. Exacerbated by a strong El Niño and human-induced global warming, this crisis underscores the urgent need for climate action. Read more in the #IEEEGRSS eNewsletter👉 https://shorturl.at/loN15 #AmazonDrought #ClimateCrisis
We recently posted about the drought in the Amazon Rainforest, where fires overwhelmed significant parts of the forest in the Brazilian state of Acre late last year. A 2023 study demonstrated the increase in extreme weather in Acre, with flood and fire events being the most frequent, occurring every two years. However this past week in Marechal Thaumaturgo — where our storyteller @antonrivette helped fight fires last September — significant rain led to extreme flooding, the second extreme weather event in six months. This is another example of how the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are increasing due to climate change. @yorenka.tasorentsi has launched a fundraiser to support those impacted by the recent floods. Please donate through the link in our bio. #ecostory #yorenkatasorentsi #amazon #amazonia #amazonrainforest #amazondrought #amazonfloods #acrefloods
Part 1. In the absence of human activity, fires would not burn in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. It’s too wet, even during the driest parts of the year. Yet for as long as satellites have made large-scale monitoring of the rainforest possible, researchers have observed thousands of fires in the Amazon every year, with especially intense activity during the dry months of July through November. While deforestation in the Amazon decreased significantly last year, the forest continued to burn at an alarming rate. For the first time since 2018, the clearance rate was less than 10,000 sq km in the 12 months until 31 July. Still more encouraging, the loss of tree cover in Indigenous territories fell by 73%. **Despite these statistics, a staggering 26.4 million acres (10.7 million hectares) of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest burned in 2023—an area comparable in size to the U.S. state of Tennessee—according to MapBiomas Fire Monitor. This represents a 35.4% increase from the previous year.** ( n.b please see maps above which also compare the size of the state of Tennessee to the whole of the UK, which shows just how much rainforest was burned) The Impact of Climate Change, El Niño and Unprecedented Drought: In 2023, researchers’ forecasts came to fruition as the peak of the Amazon fire season aligned with an ongoing El Niño event—a climate phenomenon characterized by the warming of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which affects rainfall patterns in the Amazon. This perilous combination led to drier conditions, thereby intensifying forest fires. In 2023, the Amazon experienced the most severe drought in its recorded history, with rivers dropping to record lows, adversely affecting communities & endangering wildlife. ( cont'd in part 2.) #savetheamazonrainforest #amazondrought #climatechange #climatejustice #savebiodiversity #respectwildlife #amazonriver #protecttheamazon #protectthreatenedspecies #savetheamazon #indigenouslivesmatter #tippingpoint #elniño #amazonwildfire #climatecrisis #saveendangeredspecies #amazonfires
Part 3. Recap:- The paper Carlos Nobre co-authored read that if the Amazon is deforested by 25% & the global temperature hits between 2C & 2.5C above pre-industrial levels, the tipping point will be hit. "I'm even more worried now than I was in 2018," he said. "I just came back from COP28 (30th Nov' - 13th Dec '23) & I'm not optimistic that greenhouse gases will be reduced by the agreement targets. If we exceed 2.5C, the risks to the Amazon are horrendous." Currently, 17% of the Amazon has been deforested & the global temperature is 1.1C to 1.2C above pre-industrial levels. Although, Dr Nobre found some hope in that deforestation fell in all countries of the Amazon in 2023, & all are committed to getting it to zero by 2030. Not all scientists agree the Amazon rainforest will be transformed completely if Dr Nobre's tipping-point conditions occur. Dr Flávia Costa's research indicates that parts of the forest will survive - particularly those with easy access to groundwater, such as valleys. Yet, there are worrying signs of degradation everywhere, e.g, in Coari, a city in the heart of the Amazon, the air was thick with smoke. (Forest degradation is a related term that indicates when a forest is no longer functioning as a healthy ecosystem: A degraded forest can no longer sustain populations the way it used to.) When the forest is dry, small fires set to clear land for planting crops burn out of control. Usually, they burn in already degraded or deforested parts of the Amazon, but last year saw more fires in untouched or primary forest. (to be cont'd in part 4.) Photo 9. An aerial view of the severe drought affecting the Río Negro in the Amazon region of Brazil. #savetheamazon #tippingpoint #flaviacosta #amazondrought #savetheamazonrainforest #climatechange #amazonwildfires #amazonriver #savebiodiversity #indigenouslivesmatter #climatejustice #climatecrisis #respectwildlife #wildfires #droughts #rionegro #protectendangeredspecies
Part 2. "When it was my first drought, I thought, 'Wow, this is awful. How can this happen to the rainforest?'" said Flávia Costa, a plant ecologist at the National Institute for Amazonian Research, living & working in the rainforest for 26 years. "And then, year after year, it was record-breaking. Each drought was stronger than before." She said it was too soon to assess how much damage last year's ( 2023) drought had done, but her team has found many plants "showing signs of being dead". Past dry seasons give an indication of the harm that could be done. By some estimates, the 2015 "Godzilla drought" killed 2.5bn trees & plants in just one small part of the forest - & it was less severe than this drought. "On average, the Amazon stopped functioning as a carbon sink," Dr Costa said. "And we mostly expect the same now, which is sad." As well as being home to a wonderful array of biodiversity, the Amazon is estimated to store around 150bn tonnes of carbon. Many scientists fear the forest is racing towards a theoretical tipping point - a point where it dries, breaks apart & becomes a savannah. As it stands, the Amazon creates a weather system of its own. In the vast rainforest, water evaporates from the trees to form rain clouds which travel over the tree canopy, recycling this moisture five or six times. This keeps the forest cool & hydrated, feeding it the water it needs to sustain life. Yet, if swathes of the forest die, that mechanism could break - & once this happens, there may be no going back. Brazilian climatologist Carlos Nobre first put forward this theory in 2018. The paper he co-authored says that if the Amazon is deforested by 25% & the global temperature hits between 2C & 2.5C above pre-industrial levels, the tipping point will be hit. (Cont'd in part 3.) Photos:- 3. Flávia Costa 5. Houseboats, boats & trash lie on a dry area that used to be covered by the Negro River, next to the river wall in Manaus, Brazil. #savetheamazonrainforest #amazondrought #climatechange #climatejustice #savebiodiversity #respectwildlife #amazonriver #protecttheamazon #protectthreatenedspecies #savetheamazon #indigenouslivesmatter #flaviacosta #tippingpoint
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January 29, 2024 - Amazon Drought Was Caused by Climate Change The world’s largest river and rainforest was parched by extreme temperatures last year that would have been highly unlikely without climate change, scientists said. From: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/climate/amazon-drought-low-water.html #AmazonDrought #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #EnvironmentalCrisis #RainforestConservation #nft #nftart #nftcommunity #nftartist #cryptoart #digitalgenerated #aigenerated #midjourney #midjourneyart #aiartcommunity #人工知能アート #nft艺术 #AI绘画
Climate change is major driver of extreme Amazon drought, new study shows #AmazonDrought #ClimateChangeStudy #DeforestationImpact #EnvironmentalConcerns
⚠️ WARNING, PLEASE NOTE, THERE ARE PHOTOS OF DEAD DOLPHINS IN THE LAST TWO PHOTOS 6 & 7 OF THIS POST ⚠️ Part 1. The Amazon rainforest experienced its worst drought on record in 2023. Many villages became unreachable by river, wildfires raged & wildlife died. Some scientists worry events like these are a sign that the world's biggest forest is fast approaching a point of no return. The rainy season in the Amazon should have started in October, but it was still dry & hot until late November. This is an effect of the cyclical El Niño weather pattern, amplified by climate change. El Niño causes water to warm in the Pacific Ocean, which pushes heated air over the Americas. In 2023, water in the North Atlantic has also been abnormally warm, & hot, dry air has enveloped the Amazon. *N.B Part 2. will continue about this, & more, but below is about how there are other signs that the ecosystem is struggling. In two lakes in the region, hundreds of dolphins were found dead. It was just devastating," said Dr Miriam Marmontel, from the Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development. "We were dealing with live animals, beautiful specimens & then five days later, we had 70 carcasses." In a matter of weeks, they found 276 dead dolphins. Dr Marmontel believes it's the temperature of the water that is killing them. It reached 40.9C in places, nearly 4C higher than dolphin (& human) body temperature. In her 30 years living in the Amazon, Dr Marmontel never imagined she would see it so dry. She is shocked by how quickly the climate is changing. "...it's the first time that I see & I feel what's happening to the Amazon," she said. "We always say these animals are sentinels because they feel first what's going to come to us. It's happening to them, it's going to happen to us." #savetheamazonrainforest #amazondrought #climatechange #climatejustice #savebiodiversity #respectwildlife #pinkriverdolphin #amazonriverdolphin #amazonriver #protecttheamazon #protectthreatenedspecies #savetheamazon #indigenouslivesmatter #indigenouspeople #globalwarming #climatecrisis #reducecarbonemissions #saveendangeredspecies #amazonwildlife #elniño #stopburningtheamazon
The Amazon Basin accounts for roughly one fifth of the world’s fresh water, but it is currently experiencing its worst drought in more than a century. In September, we visited the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute in Brazil and experienced the effects of these droughts firsthand. Read the story through the link in our bio. #ecostory #yorenkatasorentsi #amazon #amazonia #amazonrainforest #amazondrought #elniño #wildfires
Native dwellers of Amazon warn of unprecedented drought The Amazon rainforest has experienced its worst drought on record in 2023, according to local inhabitants of the region. Currently 17% of the Amazon has been deforested and the global temperature is 1.1C to 1.2C above pre-industrial levels. The drying of rivers has resulted in the spoil of agricultural crops as they can't get to the city fast enough. Many villages became unreachable by river, wildfires raged and wildlife died, Amazon dwellers warn. Some scientists worry events like these are a sign that the world's biggest forest is fast approaching a point of no return. #AmazonDrought #Deforestation #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalCrisis
Amazon under threat: Impact of climate-driven drought may last until 2026. BRAD HAYNES and JAKE SPRING, of Reuters, report on the devastating impact of the drought gripping northern Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and parts of Venezuela and Colombia... @sightmagazine1 #Amazon #Amazondrought #Brazil #Guyana #Suriname #FrenchGuiana #Venezuela #Colombia https://www.sightmagazine.com.au/features/33510-amazon-under-threat-impact-of-climate-driven-drought-may-last-until-2026
“Heat. Drought. An accumulation of climate change and weather phenomenon El Niño. The result: crisis and code red in the largest rainforest in the world.” For @de_volkskrant I photographed the situation in and around Manaus. My photos were published yesterday on the paper, with the text of my colleague @devries_joost Here’s an extract: “The Rio Negro is at its lowest point in 120 years, only 13.5 meters deep in the port of Manaus. You can walk at least 30 meters over dry clay to the new water border, says Zolin. On the edges of the Amazon city, what were once life-filled lakes and river branches have turned into cracked clay and shabby streams. Look over the shoulder of the man in the orange shirt: we are waiting for the boat with the elongated outboard motor to get stuck in the silt. This is sudden drought: brown and yellow, but also green. Where the river retreated, the grass grows tall. A pre-colonial petroglyph glistens in the sun. The fish market on the waterfront saw the water disappear and was left orphaned, with hardly any fish or customers left. Floating houses no longer float. Pleasure trips across shrunken rivers are no longer fun. “Fishermen and tourist guides are in despair,” says Zolin. Around Manaus, the largest trade hub in the Amazon region, traffic across the river is in danger of coming to a standstill. Navigating over the low water is becoming increasingly precarious, says the photographer, resulting in significant delays.” . . #drought #photojournalism #globalwitness #environment #environmentalstories #amazon #amazonas #latinamerica #water #manaus #waterscarces #earthfocus #seca #environmentaljournalism #rionegro #environmentalinjustice #amazon #amazonia #brazil #amazonas #amazonforest #agribusiness #brazilgram_ #amazondrought #reportagespotlight #environmentalist #protectnature #earthrise #defendtheplanet #sec
Tefé, landscape of drought. The state of Amazonas remains in emergency due to severe droughts caused by climate change, heat and the El Niño phenomenon, which inhibits the formation of rain clouds. The low river levels have caused the death of a large number of fish and generated water pollution. Some areas surrounding the Amazon River area and its tributaries are not navigable and isolate local communities who have to receive food, medicine and water by air. . . #drought #photojournalism #globalwitness #environment #environmentalstories #amazon #amazonas #latinamerica #water #tefé #waterscarces #earthfocus #seca #environmentaljournalism #rionegro #environmentalinjustice #amazon #amazonia #brazil #amazonas #amazonforest #agribusiness #brazilgram_ #amazondrought #reportagespotlight #environmentalist #protectnature #earthrise #defendtheplanet #sec
🌎 The Amazon faces its worst recorded drought, worsened by El Niño and global warming. 🌡️ the effects are devastating: 154 endangered Amazon river dolphins dead (and the count keeps going up), and fish dying from scorching waters and low oxygen. ⚠️ Impacting humans, traditional communities face isolation, losing vital livelihoods in fishing and agriculture. Lowered river levels limit boat traffic, hindering access to healthcare and education. The crisis is forecasted to persist until mid-2024. #AmazonDrought #ClimateCrisis #secahistórica #amazonia Source: @mongabay 📷 Alberto César Araújo/ @amazoniareal 📷 @eu.tadeu
🔴 #AmazonDrought More from our conversation with SPA Co-Chair #CarlosNobre, about the #Amazon drought emergency and how it relates to reaching the tipping point. For more on tipping points, download our Policy Brief from our website (link on bio). #TheAmazonWeWant — 🔴 #SecaAmazônica Mais da nossa conversa com o Copresidente do SPA, Carlos Nobre, sobre a emergência da seca na Amazônia e como ela se relaciona com os pontos de não-retorno. Faça o download do Policy Brief em nosso site (link na bio). #AAmazôniaQueQueremos — 🔴 #SequíaAmazónica Más de nuestra conversación con el Copresidente del SPA Carlos Nobre, sobre la emergencia por la sequía en la #Amazonía y su relación con el punto de no-retorno. Para más información sobre los puntos de no-retorno, descarga nuestro Policy Brief en nuestro sitio web (link en la bio). #LaAmazoníaQueQueremos #ClimateCrisis #COP28
🔴 #AmazonDrought We continued speaking with SPA Co-Chair #CarlosNobre, about the #Amazon drought emergency. Read his thoughts on some of the short and long-term effects droughts have on the Amazon ecosystems. #TheAmazonWeWant — 🔴 #SecaAmazônica Continuamos conversando com o Copresidente do SPA, Carlos Nobre, sobre a emergência da seca na #Amazônia. Leia o que ele pensa sobre alguns dos efeitos de curto e longo prazo que as secas têm sobre os ecossistemas amazônicos. #AAmazôniaQueQueremos — 🔴 #SequíaAmazónica Seguimos hablando con el Copresidente del SPA, Carlos Nobre, sobre la emergencia de la sequía en la #Amazonía. Lee sus reflexiones sobre algunos de los efectos a corto y largo plazo que las sequías tienen en los ecosistemas amazónicos. #LaAmazoníaQueQueremos — #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
🔴 #AmazonDrought We spoke with SPA Co-Chair #CarlosNobre, about the Amazon drought emergency. Read his explanation on what is happening in the #Amazon and why. #TheAmazonWeWant — 🔴 #SecaAmazônica Conversamos com o Copresidente do SPA, Carlos Nobre, sobre a emergência da seca na Amazônia. Leia sua explicação sobre o que está acontecendo na #Amazônia e o porquê. #AAmazôniaQueQueremos — 🔴 #SequíaAmazónica Hablamos con el Copresidente del SPA Carlos Nobre, sobre la emergencia por la sequía en la Amazonía. Lee su explicación sobre lo que está pasando en la #Amazonía y por qué. #LaAmazoníaQueQueremos — #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #AmazonEmergency #AmazonCrisis
The world´s largest rainforest is suffering its worst drought. Throughout Brazil´s Amazon, low river levels have left hundreds of riverine communities isolated and struggling to get access to drinkable water. 😔 A healthy forest not only generates its own rainfall, but also acts as a powerful regional cooler. 🌳🌳 The beef industry is the biggest driver of Amazon deforestation. Land-grabbers use cows as occupying armies to strengthen their claims on stolen and cleared forest. This has become one of the world’s most heinous climate crimes. 😡 When slaughtered, the cattle make billions of dollars for global food conglomerates. Through cows, these companies intensify the climate crisis and, thus, probably help to make El Niños more likely. 😮 The Amazon cannot endure unless cows are replaced by trees, dust by plants, and smoke by rain. And this won't happen unless the demand for meat ceases. 🌱 #plantbased #veganism #veganfortheplanet #veganactivist #veganactivism #saveourplanet #sustainable #sustainability #saveearth #fridaysforfuture #lessmeatmoreveg #sustainablefuture #environment #environmentalism #savetheplanet #govegan #AACC #animalagriculture #endanimalagriculture #factoryfarming #climatechange #animalagricultureclimatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis #deforestation #amazonforest #amazondeforestation #dyingamazon #amazondrought
☀️🐬 Thousands of fish and over 178 dolphins and tucuxis dead, historic drop in river levels, isolation of riverside communities, and a cloud of smoke in Manaus carried by the forest fires. That is the toll of the drought in the Amazon River basin over the past two months. 🌡️ In this story @fmilhorance's explains what lies behind this extreme climate event and how local business and political sectors are seizing the moment of limited river transportation to push for the continuation of the paving of the BR-319 highway, which connects the states of Rondônia and Amazonas. ↗️ Read more in the link in the bio. 📷 Images: 1) Alamy; 2) Angeles Estrada / IISD/ENB; 3) Alberto César Araújo / Amazônia Real
🇧🇷 A estiagem no Amazonas atingiu níveis alarmantes, com o Rio Negro atingindo um mínimo histórico de 13,19 metros, relatado pelo Porto de Manaus. A prolongada seca ameaça o fornecimento de água e alimentos, afetando milhares de pessoas e causando tragédias ambientais, incluindo a morte de milhares de peixes e outros animais no Rio Solimões e em rios outrora ricos em vida aquática. Essa emergência reflete os desafios climáticos globais agravados por ações humanas, como o desmatamento desenfreado e a exploração mineral, que contribuem para a deterioração do ecossistema amazônico. Além da intervenção rigorosa do governo, pequenas ações individuais podem se somar e fazer uma grande diferença na redução dos impactos das secas. Confira nos slides 5 dicas para mitigar os efeitos das secas. A emergência no Amazonas ressalta a importância da conservação e do combate às mudanças climáticas, e o Ilhahub está empenhado em conscientizar e educar as futuras gerações sobre essas questões. 🇺🇸 Drought in the Amazon has reached alarming levels, with the Rio Negro hitting a historic low of 13.19 meters, as reported by the Port of Manaus. This prolonged dry spell jeopardizes both water and food supplies, affecting thousands of people and leading to environmental catastrophes, including the deaths of thousands of fish and other wildlife in the Rio Solimões and once-thriving rivers teeming with aquatic life. This emergency highlights the global climate challenges further exacerbated by human activities, such as uncontrolled deforestation and mineral exploitation, contributing to the deterioration of the Amazon ecosystem. Beyond rigorous government interventions, small individual actions can collectively make a significant impact in reducing the consequences of droughts. Ilhahub is fully committed to raising awareness and educating future generations about these critical issues. Foto: Igarapé Tumbira, perto de Anavilhanas, seca em 2023 (Foto: Divulgação)
Река Амазонка! Рекордна суша е отчетена този понеделник по поречието на река Амазонка, ниското ниво, и високите температури на водата са оставили над 100 речни делфина мъртви. Също така много лодки са заклещени на сушата, което компрометира достъпа до храна и питейна вода на селищата, които се намират дълбоко в Амазонската джунгла. Това е най-ниското ниво на реката отчетено от 1902 година насам, като се изчислява, че към момента има 481 000 души, пряко засегнати от това природно бедствие. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #AmazonDrought #SaveAmazonRivers #DroughtImpact #AmazonClimateCrisis #WaterScarcityAmazon #DeforestationAlert #ProtectAmazonWaters #ClimateEmergency #SOSAmazonRainforest #DryingAmazon #EcologicalCrisis #AmazonWaterCrisis #RainforestResilience #AmazonSustainability #DroughtAwareness
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Inktober dia 24 SHALLOW Seca na Amazônia @inktober #inktober #inktober2023 #inktubershallow #inktobershallow2023 #secanaamazônia #amazondrought #salveaamazonia #savetheamazon
🌳🔥 Manaus, the Amazonian capital, is agonizing under a devastating drought, turning it into a dystopian scenario. Record low river levels that haven't been this low in 121 years and ongoing forest fires has put the city's air quality at the second worst in the world. Additionally, the decreased river levels are not only cutting off communities but are also making transportation more expensive. The crisis is pushing the local economy to its limits too, as supply chains are disrupted, stalling factory production. At ForestNation, we are moved by such alarming situations that are a direct impact of destructive human practices. We exist to make a conscious change to heal our Mother Earth. We do this by urging communities, organizations, schools, and individuals to invest in reforestation efforts. With our tree kits, tree gifts, and gift a forest packages, we provide an opportunity to contribute to reforestation in a memorable and engaging way. The best part? Engaging with us doesn't only benefit your local communities. Every action you take on our website contributes to planting trees in areas like the Amazon, hit hard by deforestation and industrial agriculture. We believe in the power of collective action and strive to make tree-planting an easy, engaging and meaningful activity. Join us in our mission to turn the tide, create a sustainable world, and combat the adverse effects of climate change. 🌳💚 #AmazonDrought #ClimateChange #ForestNation #Reforestation #PlantATree #SustainableLiving #EcoFriendly #GreenLife #SaveThePlanet #ClimateAction #GoGreen #TreePlanting #NatureLovers #EcoConscious #FightClimateChange #MotherEarth #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateCrisis #SustainableFuture #Conservation #SaveOurForests. Read more about this here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/18/drought-amazon-capital-climate-manaus-forest-fires-air-quality-rivers
Manaus, the Amazonian capital, is gripped by an unprecedented drought, with the world's second-worst air quality and rivers at their lowest levels in over a century. The Amazon, a vital ecosystem for global climate stability, faces a grave threat. But there's hope in unity! Here's how you can make a difference: 🔍 Raise Awareness: Share this post and spread the word about the Amazon drought. Awareness is the first step towards change. 🌳 Support Conservation Organizations: Contribute to organizations working to protect the Amazon rainforest and its diverse wildlife. 👣 Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: Climate change is a major factor in this crisis. Reduce your carbon footprint by using energy-efficient appliances, driving less, and supporting renewable energy. 🌱 Consume Responsibly: Make eco-friendly choices in your daily life, like reducing single-use plastics and supporting sustainable products. 🗣️ Advocate for Sustainable Policies: Encourage your local and national leaders to support policies that combat climate change and protect the environment. 💧Water Conservation: Even small actions like conserving water at home can have a positive impact. 🤝 Support Indigenous Communities: Many indigenous communities are protectors of the rainforest. Support their rights and initiatives. By coming together and taking these steps, we can work towards preserving this irreplaceable ecosystem and mitigating the effects of climate change. Let's be the change the Amazon desperately needs! 🌎💚 #AmazonDrought #ClimateAction #SaveTheAmazon #climatechange #braziliandrought
🔴 #AmazonDrought #ClimateEmergency ⚫ Read more of what Jose Marengo, SPA Author, researcher and General Coordinator of Research and Development at CEMADEN (National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters), had to say about this emergency: Such droughts, coupled with higher temperatures, can lead to increased wildfires during the extended dry season. Additionally, shallow warm waters have caused fish and river dolphin deaths, potentially impacting the forest's ecological balance. — ⚫ Leia mais sobre o que José Marengo, autor da SPA, pesquisador e coordenador geral de pesquisa e desenvolvimento do CEMADEN (Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais), tem a dizer sobre essa emergência: Essas secas, aliadas a temperaturas mais altas, podem levar ao aumento de incêndios florestais durante a estação seca prolongada. Além disso, as águas quentes e rasas causaram a morte de peixes e botos, o que pode afetar o equilíbrio ecológico da floresta. — ⚫ Lea más de lo que José Marengo, Autor del SPA, investigador y Coordinador General de Investigación y Desarrollo del CEMADEN (Centro Nacional de Monitoreo y Alerta de Desastres Naturales), tenía que decir sobre esta emergencia: Estas sequías, aunadas a temperaturas más altas, pueden provocar un aumento de incendios forestales durante la prolongada temporada seca. Además, las aguas cálidas poco profundas han provocado la muerte de peces y delfines de río, potencialmente afectando el equilibrio ecológico del bosque. #ClimateCrisis #AmazonEmergency #TheAmazonWeWant
The Amazon River is at its lowest level in a century, impacting hundreds of thousands. Drying tributaries have left villages stranded, high temperatures threaten river dolphins, and the port of Manaus records record-low water levels. The drought, attributed to El Nino, may persist until December. 481,000 people are affected. NGOs are delivering supplies to isolated communities. The situation is dire. You can read more about it here: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/amazon-rainforest-port-records-lowest-water-level-121-years-amid-drought-2023-10-16/ #drought #amazonriver #amazonrainforest #rainforest #sustainability #amazondrought #globalwarming #protectnature #savetheplanet #brazil #environment #environmental #nature #amazon #dolphin
Rio Negro in Amazon Hits Lowest Water Level in 121 Years 🇧🇷 The Rio Negro, the second-largest tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil, has reached its lowest level in over 120 years due to a record-breaking drought. The water level in the city of Manaus hit 13.59 meters, surpassing the previous all-time low set in 2010. Experts warn that the situation, caused by a drought and high temperatures, is likely to worsen due to climate change, impacting communities, wildlife, and navigation routes. What actions can we take to reduce our impact on the planet and protect our rivers? 🤔 #AmazonDrought #ClimateChange #Sustainability #AmazonRiver #ClimateChangeImpact #GlobalWarming #Conservation
Drying Up! 🌊 Amazon River's record low levels sound environmental alarms across Brazil. Can the 'lungs of the Earth' gasp for water?" #AmazonInCrisis #WaterWatch 🚨🌍 #AmazonDrought #EnvironmentalAlert
Amazon River falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought @sightmagazine1 #Amazon #Amazondrought #Brazil #AmazonRiver #Manaus https://www.sightmagazine.com.au/news/32713-amazon-river-falls-to-lowest-in-over-a-century-amid-brazil-drought
🔴 #AmazonDrought ⚫ We spoke to @lauraborma, SPA Author and Researcher at @inpe.oficial - about this #ClimateEmergency: Intense Amazon droughts, with extremely low river levels, disrupt transportation and food supplies that rely on water routes. They also lead to poor water quality, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases. Short-cycle crops, important during dry spells, suffer due to a lack of irrigation water. Rising temperatures in small water bodies also harm fish, a key food source. — ⚫ Entrevistamos Laura Borma, Autora do SPA e Pesquisadora no Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) sobre essa #EmergênciaClimática: Intensas secas na Amazônia, com níveis de rios extremamente baixos, perturbam o transporte e o fornecimento de alimentos que dependem de rotas fluviais. Elas também resultam em má qualidade da água, aumentando o risco de doenças transmitidas pela água. Culturas agrícolas de ciclo curto, essenciais durante os períodos secos, sofrem devido à falta de água para irrigação. O aumento das temperaturas em corpos d'água menores também prejudica os peixes, uma fonte de alimento fundamental. — ⚫ Entrevistamos a Laura Borma, Autora del SPA e Investigadora en el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales (INPE) sobre esta #EmergenciaClimática: Las intensas sequías en la Amazonia, con niveles de ríos extremadamente bajos, perturban el transporte y el suministro de alimentos que dependen de las rutas fluviales. También conducen a una mala calidad del agua, aumentando el riesgo de enfermedades transmitidas por el agua. Los cultivos de ciclo corto, importantes durante las épocas secas, sufren debido a la falta de agua para la irrigación. El aumento de las temperaturas en cuerpos de agua también perjudica a los peces, una fuente clave de alimento. — #ClimateCrisis #AmazonEmergency #TheAmazonWeNeed
Beside the Amazon. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. #vscocam #amazonas #peru #perú #peru🇵🇪 #iquitos #iquitosperu🇵🇪 #iquitos_perú #southamerica #amazonrainforest #amazonriver #2023 #september2023 #drought #amazondrought
Abiu, Pouteria caimito. Devido à seca na Amazônia e ao aumento da temperatura, a safra de Abiu nativo teve diminuição do tamanho e da quantidade dos frutos. Esta variedade está com frutos na casa de 300 gramas, quando os frutos deveriam ter mais de 500 gramas e, em alguns casos, mais de 700 gramas. Pelo potencial genético iremos produzir mudas desta variedade. Tikuna: o bitelo legítimo só no @verde_center. Plantamos. Do Solimões: plantamos, selecionamos frutos enormes antes da seca. Leite? Pouco. Visgo no canto da boca? Frescura. Sabor? A melhor mousse de todos os tempos. Difícil não ficar louco. Mudas a caminho para trocar com os amigos. #pouteria, #pouteriacaimito, #amazondrought, #amazonbushfire, #fruitshortage.
Top Climate of the Week 💢 1. Up to 500,000 Indigenous people could be affected by historic Amazon River drought in coming months, local authorities warn 2. Climate change-driven extreme weather led to 43 million child displacements in past six years, UNICEF says 3. Climate finance summit in Bonn 'disappointing' as US and other wealthy nations fail to fulfil pledges 4. Climate change will bring long periods of lethal heat and humidity by the end of the century, new study finds 5. 'Immediate' methane emission cuts would avoid almost one million premature deaths by 2050, IEA says - We aim to have a clean, healthy, and happy Home Planet 👉🏻 Read the FULL ARTICLE in our LINK IN BIO 👉🏻 Follow @earthorg for your daily environmental news! . . . #earth #earthorg #amazondrought #methane #climatechange #globalwarming #climatefinance #unicef
🔴 #AmazonDrought ⚫ Read what Jose Marengo, SPA Lead Author, researcher and General Coordinator of Research and Development at CEMADEN (National Center for Monitoring and Alerts of Natural Disasters), had to say about this emergency: The southwest Amazon region, where the Madeira and Solimões rivers flow, is currently experiencing severe drought conditions with exceptionally high temperatures. This situation, somewhat reminiscent of the 2005 drought, is occurring much earlier than usual. While not a direct consequence of El Niño, it may be indirectly influenced by El Niño's warmer winter. The Atlantic's influence is minimal at this time. — ⚫ Leia o que José Marengo, autor líder do SPA, pesquisador e Coordenador Geral de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento do CEMADEN (Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais), tem a dizer sobre essa emergência: A região sudoeste da Amazônia, onde correm os rios Madeira e Solimões, está passando por condições severas de seca com temperaturas excepcionalmente altas. Essa situação, que lembra um pouco a seca de 2005, está ocorrendo muito mais cedo do que o normal. Embora não seja uma consequência direta do El Niño, ela pode ser indiretamente influenciada pelo inverno mais quente do El Niño. A influência do Atlântico é mínima neste momento. — ⚫ Lea lo que José Marengo, autor líder del SPA, investigador y Coordinador General de Investigación y Desarrollo del CEMADEN (Centro Nacional de Monitoreo y Alerta de Desastres Naturales), tiene que decir sobre esta emergencia: La región suroeste de la Amazonía, donde fluyen los ríos Madeira y Solimões, está experimentando actualmente graves condiciones de sequía con temperaturas excepcionalmente altas. Esta situación, que recuerda en cierto modo a la sequía de 2005, se está produciendo mucho antes de lo habitual. Aunque no es una consecuencia directa de El Niño, puede estar influenciada indirectamente por el invierno más cálido de El Niño. La influencia del Atlántico es mínima en estos momentos. — #ClimateCrisis #AmazonEmergency #TheAmazonWeNeed
Amazon's Indigenous people urge Brazil to declare climate emergency as rivers dry up @sightmagazine1 #Amazon #Brazil #APIAM #Amazondrought https://www.sightmagazine.com.au/news/32620-amazon-s-indigenous-people-urge-brazil-to-declare-climate-emergency-as-rivers-dry-up
Severe Amazon Drought Threatens Communities and Wildlife Brazil's Amazon region faces a dire humanitarian crisis as a severe drought disrupts river traffic, leaving communities without water and supplies. The crisis is exacerbated by El Niño and warming Atlantic Ocean waters inhibiting rain cloud formation. More than 100 Amazonian river dolphins have died due to high water temperatures and low levels. In Amazonas state, over 60 municipalities, including the capital Manaus, are grappling with dwindling resources, isolating communities and impacting education and healthcare access. The situation has prompted the federal government to allocate $8.2 million for river dredging and relief efforts. The drought also affects Acre and Rondônia states, causing freshwater shortages and affecting rural communities. Brazil's government has created a task force to address the crisis, including firefighting and social service programs. Tragically, over 100 Amazonian dolphins, including endangered species, have been found dead, with researchers suspecting high temperatures and low water levels as factors. Weather forecasts indicate a prolonged dry season, with low-intensity rains due to El Niño, leading to continued navigation issues and potential price increases for goods. Communities in the Amazon face an unprecedented challenge in 2023 as river levels reach historic lows, impacting daily life and biodiversity. . . . #AmazonDrought #AmazonCrisis #ClimateChange #Brazil #Thesocialtalks . .
Seca histórica no Amazonas 2023 O nível do Rio Negro na manhã desta terça-feira, 10 de outubro, era de 14,29 metros, sendo a quarta maior seca já registrada no Amazonas e estando apenas 66 centímetros da cheia histórica de 2010, quando a cota do Rio Negro registou 13,63 metros. #caoferreiraphoto #manaus #amazonas #amazonrainforest #amazondrought
🔴 #AmazonDrought ⚫ We continued speaking with SPA Science Steering Committee Member @dalval_amazon - Coordinator of the Centro de Estudos de Adaptações Aquáticas da Amazônia (INCT-Adapta) and researcher at the INPA, about the Amazon drought emergency, who added: The consequences ripple through Amazonian fauna, particularly fish species adapted to the region's warmer waters, which are surprisingly vulnerable. These organisms often operate near their critical thermal limits, and exposure to extreme temperatures leads to metabolic imbalances and mortality. Furthermore, diminishing water quality compounds the challenges faced by the region's aquatic life. — ⚫ Continuamos conversando com Adalberto Val, membro do Comitê Científico Diretor da SPA, coordenador do Centro de Estudos de Adaptações Aquáticas da Amazônia (INCT-Adapta) e pesquisador do INPA, sobre a emergência da seca na Amazônia, que acrescentou: As consequências atingem a fauna amazônica, especialmente as espécies de peixes adaptadas às águas mais quentes da região, que são surpreendentemente vulneráveis. Esses organismos geralmente operam perto de seus limites térmicos críticos, e a exposição a temperaturas extremas leva a desequilíbrios metabólicos e à mortalidade. Além disso, a diminuição da qualidade da água aumenta os desafios enfrentados pela vida aquática da região. — ⚫ Continuamos hablando con Adalberto Val, miembro del Comité Directivo Científico de la SPA, Coordinador del Centro de Estudos de Adaptações Aquáticas da Amazônia (INCT-Adapta) e investigador del INPA, sobre la emergencia de la sequía amazónica, quien añadió: Las consecuencias se extienden a la fauna amazónica, en particular a las especies de peces adaptadas a las aguas más cálidas de la región, que son sorprendentemente vulnerables. Estos organismos suelen operar cerca de sus límites térmicos críticos, y la exposición a temperaturas extremas provoca desequilibrios metabólicos y mortalidad. Además, la disminución de la calidad del agua agrava los problemas a los que se enfrenta la vida acuática de la región. — For more information on the impact of climate change on Amazon species, see Chapter 23 of the SPA report: https://www.theamazon
🐟🌡️🇧🇷 - In the heart of Brazil's Amazon, a concerning phenomenon unfolds as an abundance of fish perish suddenly, attributed to a harsh combination of drought and soaring temperatures. These twin factors brought by weather modification weapons have caused a notable increase in water acidity within the lagoons of the Environmental Reserve for Sustainable Development of Lago do Piranha, situated in Manacapuru, a municipality nestled along the Amazon River, approximately 84 kilometers from Manaus, the region's principal city. Within the state of Amazonas, 59 out of its 62 municipalities stand on high alert, grappling with diminishing river levels. The Civil Defense of Amazonas estimates that around 80,000 individuals bear the brunt of this drought's impact. #AmazonDrought #EnvironmentalConcerns #Amazonas
Sobe para 40 número de cidades em situação de emergência no Amazonas Vazante, que afeta 200 mil pessoas no estado, tem provocado deslizamentos de terra, morte de animais e o esvaziamento de rios. #SECA2023 #secaamazonas #amazondrought #estiagem
🔴 #AmazonDrought ⚫André Baniwa, SPA Author, shared insights on the emergency: The Rio Negro region, encompassing Barcelos, Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, and São Gabriel da Cachoeira municipalities, is grappling with a severe drought. According to him, the President of the Federation of Indigenous Organizations of Rio Negro, responsible for these areas, emphasized the drought's intensity, surpassing typical levels. Prolonged drought threatens river navigation, city supplies, and the Indigenous communities, highlighting the urgency of the situation. — ⚫ André Baniwa, autor do SPA, compartilhou percepções sobre a emergência: A região do Rio Negro, que abrange os municípios de Barcelos, Santa Isabel do Rio Negro e São Gabriel da Cachoeira, está enfrentando uma grave seca. De acordo com ele, o presidente da Federação das Organizações Indígenas do Rio Negro, responsável por essas áreas, enfatizou a intensidade da seca, que ultrapassa os níveis típicos. A seca prolongada ameaça a navegação fluvial, o abastecimento das cidades, e as comunidades indígenas, destacando a urgência da situação. — ⚫ André Baniwa, autor del SPA, compartió sus impresiones sobre la emergencia: La región de Río Negro, que abarca los municipios de Barcelos, Santa Isabel do Río Negro y São Gabriel da Cachoeira, está sufriendo una grave sequía. De acuerdo con él, el Presidente de la Federación de Organizaciones Indígenas de Río Negro, responsable de estas zonas, destacó la intensidad de la sequía, que supera los niveles habituales. La prolongada sequía amenaza la navegación fluvial, el abastecimiento de las ciudades, y a las comunidades indígenas, lo que pone de relieve la urgencia de la situación. - #ClimateCrisis #AmazonEmergency #TheAmazonWeNeed
🔴 #AmazonDrought ⚫ We spoke with SPA Science Steering Committee Member @dalval_amazon Coordinator of the Centro de Estudos de Adaptações Aquáticas da Amazônia (Incubadoras) and researcher at the INPA, about the Amazon drought emergency, and this is what he had to say: In the Amazon, the well-defined environmental cycles of flooding and drought are experiencing extreme variations, leading to a heightened amplitude between peak floods and ebb periods. This disruption, coupled with other climatic factors, has caused widespread imbalance. — ⚫ Conversamos com Adalberto Val, membro do Comitê Científico Diretor do SPA, coordenador do Centro de Estudos de Adaptações Aquáticas da Amazônia (INCT-Adapta) e pesquisador do INPA, sobre a emergência da seca na Amazônia: Na Amazônia, os ciclos ambientais bem definidos de inundação e seca estão sofrendo variações extremas, levando a uma amplitude maior entre os períodos de pico de cheias e de vazante. Essa perturbação, aliada a outros fatores climáticos, causou um desequilíbrio generalizado. — ⚫ Hablamos con Adalberto Val, miembro del Comité Directivo Científico del SPA, coordinador del Centro de Estudos de Adaptações Aquáticas da Amazônia (INCT-Adapta) e investigador del INPA, sobre la emergencia por sequía en la Amazonía: En la Amazonía, los ciclos ambientales bien definidos de inundación y sequía están experimentando variaciones extremas, lo que lleva a una mayor amplitud entre los picos de inundación y los períodos de reflujo. Esta alteración, unida a otros factores climáticos, ha provocado un desequilibrio generalizado. — For more information on the impact of climate change on Amazon species, see Chapter 23 of the SPA report: https://www.theamazonwewant.org/spa_publication/amazon-assessment-report-2021/ #ClimateCrisis #AmazonEmergency #TheAmazonWeNeed
More than a hundred dolphins have been discovered d*ad in Brazil's Amazon region, particularly in Lake Tefé, amid an unprecedented drought and record-high water temperatures exceeding 102 degrees Fahrenheit. The Mamirauá Institute, funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science, attributes the mass d*aths to the extreme conditions, raising concerns among climate scientists about the impact of human activity and severe droughts on the Amazon ecosystem. Efforts to rescue surviving dolphins by transferring them to cooler areas of the river face challenges due to the remote location and concerns about potential toxins or viruses in the water. ⚠️FOLLOW IF YOU LIKE THIS CONTENT AND WANT TO SEE MORE⚠️ . . . . . . . . . . #AmazonDrought #ClimateImpact #DolphinCrisis #AmazonEcosystem #RecordTemperatures #EnvironmentalEmergency #WildlifeLoss #ClimateChangeEffects #BrazilianAmazon #WaterCrisis #DolphinConservation #ClimateCrisis #EnvironmentalConcerns #AmazonDolphins #EcosystemImpact #WaterTemperatureRise #ClimateActionNow #NatureCrisis #AmazonRiver #WildlifeTragedy #ClimateEmergency #DroughtEffects #AquaticLifeLoss #ClimateReality #ConservationChallenge #BiodiversityLoss #AmazonWaterways #EnvironmentalAlert #GlobalClimateImpact #ClimateScience
Heartbreaking reports emerge as more than a hundred dolphins are discovered dead in Lake Tefé, Brazilian Amazon. Here's what you need to know: 🐬 Unusual Tragedy: The Mamirauá Institute, funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science, reports an unusual spike in dolphin deaths, likely linked to record-high lake temperatures and an unprecedented Amazon drought. ☀️ Extreme Conditions: Water temperatures in some areas have soared above 102°F, creating a perilous environment for these magnificent creatures. 🌍 Climate Concerns: This tragic event underscores the growing concerns of climate scientists about the profound impact of human activities and extreme weather events on the Amazon ecosystem. 🔍 Ongoing Investigation: Experts are working diligently to determine the exact cause of this devastating event, with initial findings pointing to the scorching temperatures and prolonged drought. 🌿 Life-Saving Efforts: Researchers and activists are striving to rescue surviving dolphins, but the remote location poses significant challenges for their relocation. 🚫 Safety First: Transferring these river dolphins isn't without risks, as toxins or viruses need to be carefully assessed before releasing them into the wild. 💼 Economic Impact: The drought is not only affecting wildlife but also impacting the local economy, hindering transportation and fishing activities in the region. 🌦️ Bleak Forecast: With more severe droughts predicted in the coming weeks, the future remains uncertain for both the Amazon's majestic dolphins and the region's inhabitants. Let's join hands in raising awareness and supporting efforts to protect this precious ecosystem. 🐬🌿 #amazondolphin #climatecrisis #protectourecosystem #amazondrought #naturematters #dolphinconservation #savedolphins
"Deforestation rates have been higher under Bolsonaro than any past president: in 2020, Brazil lost a Central Park-sized area of forest every two hours, and on the day with the highest rate of deforestation, July 31, an estimated 2 million trees were cut down." Read more: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/fire-season-intensifies-in-the-brazilian-amazon-feeding-off-deforestation/ @mongabay #amazonagriculture #amazondestruction #amazondrought #conservation #deforestation #forestfires #forests #satellitedata #satelliteimagery #threatstotheamazon #tropicalforests #threatstorainforests #amazonia #jairmessiasbolsonaro #jairbolsonaro #bolsonaro #bolsonaroaculpaésua #governobolsonaro #bolsonaropresident #mongabay
"The growing incidence of Amazon deforestation and fires, say researchers, is an indicator of a key causal factor: the largescale failure of national governments, especially in Brazil, to aggressively regulate and enforce environmental laws. “The rise in illegal deforestation is linked with a systematic dismantling of Brazil’s institutional and legal frameworks for forest protection, and takes Brazil in the opposite direction of its deforestation commitments,” Climate Action Tracker, said in a recent report. That systemic failure, first under the government of Michel Temer and now under President Jair Bolsonaro, has serious repercussions not just for Amazonia, but the world. That’s because deforestation is the primary driver of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil, as recognized by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with additional immense tracts of forest degradation adding seriously to the carbon emission problem." Read more: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/as-2020-amazon-fire-season-winds-down-brazil-carbon-emissions-rise/ @mongabay #amazon #amazondestruction #amazondeforestation #amazondrought #amazonrainforest #carbonemissions #climatechange #conservation #deforastation #driversofdeforastation #fires #forestcarbon #forestfires #governance #green #greenhouseemissions #indigenousreserve #rainforestdeforastation #threatstorainforest #threatstotheamazon #tippingpoint #trees #tropicaldeforestation #zerodeforestation #bolsonaropresident #bolsonarogovernment #brasil #braziliangovernment #bolsonaro #governodadestruição
Even though drought and floods are part of the region´s natural variability, during the last decade their intensity has been unprecedented in recent history. · This indicates that, despite of the high levels of uncertainty about climate information, it is possible to ascertain that floods and droughts will continue to increase in the future with higher frequency and magnitude. · How is this going to affect the biome inhabitants’, animals, plants, and humans in the next decades, and what is the importance as resilience cushion of the protected areas? · Si bien las sequias e inundaciones hacen parte de la variabilidad natural de la región, durante la última década su intensidad no ha tenido precedentes en la historia reciente. · Esto indica que, a pesar de los altos niveles de incertidumbre en la información climática, es posible afirmar que las inundaciones y sequías continuaran aumentando en el futuro. · ¿Cómo va a afectar esto a los habitantes del bioma, animales plantas y humanos, en las próximas décadas y cuál es la importancia de las zonas protegidas como amortiguadores de resiliencia?
When we tell Amazon forest is a living being is because it truly breaths and extreme climate events also have an effect on its structure and functioning. · The water flow during the dry periods is regulated mainly by the access of roots to water in the soil and its redistribution in the forest ecosystem, which involves high rates of transpiration and photosynthesis. · Due to the influence of soil moisture on the capacity of the Amazon biome to respond to drought impacts, areas with the greater deficit of soil moisture have a net biomass loss during those events. During the 2005 drought, more than 70 million hectares of the western basin underwent a severe water deficit. · Cuando decimos que el Amazonas es un ser viviente, es por que realmente respira y los eventos climáticos extremos también tienen un efecto sobre su estructura y funcionamiento. · El flujo del agua durante los períodos secos está regulado principalmente por el acceso de las raíces al agua presente en el suelo y su redistribución en el ecosistema boscoso, que conlleva altas tasas de transpiración y fotosíntesis. · Debido a la influencia de la humedad del suelo en la capacidad del bioma amazónico de responder a los impactos de la sequía, aquellas áreas con el mayor déficit de humedad en el suelo tienen una pérdida neta de biomasa durante estos eventos. Durante la sequía de 2005, más de 70 millones de hectáreas de la cuenca occidental experimentaron un fuerte déficit de agua.
Private International Review of Photographs 45, with associated poetry on the theme of Development Saint-Brisson, France. With two poems: 'Bienvenue à Boom Boom' accompanying Nanda Gonzague's photographs for Asbestos Valley and 'World Without Tigers' accompanying Daniel Beltrá's photographs for The Amazon Drought. #PrivateInternationalReviewofPhotographs #photography #photographs #Development #ecology #NandaGonzague #DanielBeltrá #France #asbestos #tigers #Amazondrought #Amazon
Climate change is leading to changing water patterns around the world. In the Amazon forests it is resulting in drying and dying of our greatest carbon sink. #worldwaterweek #amazondrought