Ships often avoid passing under South America, particularly around the southern tip known as Cape Horn, due to extremely dangerous weather conditions and treacherous seas. This region is notorious for ...

Running through the rainforest in the northern portion of South America is the Amazon river. Although it’s disputed if the Amazon is the longest river in the world, it does carry more water than ...

The Paraná river is at its lowest level since 1944 The water levels of the Paraná river, the second-longest in South America after the Amazon, are at their lowest since 1944. The river is key to ...

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river ... with a deep red color on a NOAA map. The drought covers large parts ...

South America has been suffering through a prolonged dry spell for the past three years. Water levels in the Paraná River ... rainfall levels and even cyclone activity around the world. One of these ...

wild camelids and pink flamingo species found nowhere else in the world. “Water is the most important resource in these systems, and it’s the part of the system that is most sensitive to ...