This river is 2,250 kilometers long and is also known as the Black River because of its dark color. Leaves, twigs, and other ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble over the tiny Amazon River community ... which has few major roadways, the river is vital for transporting food, fresh drinking water and all types of commerce.

The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has led to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon ...

By André Schröder The Tocantins-Araguaia waterway is one of the Brazilian government’s priority projects for transporting soy ...

BRASILIA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains ...

Just a year ago, standing where he cast his net would have been impossible—the river was far higher then . Water levels in some parts of the Amazon have dropped as much as 90 percent in recent ...

shows an Amazon river dolphin, also known as botos, urinating into the air in Brazil’s Tocantins River. In the video, the dolphin leaps out of the water and pees upward in a rare behavior ...

Last year’s record drought in the Amazon and less-than-usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains for export and cutting off ...

The Negro River, which is the largest northern tributary to the Amazon, is also at record-low levels. Water levels on the southern tributaries such as the Madeira River and Tapajos River are also ...