Tag Archives: Amazon
The Orinoco phenomenon – when rivers break hydrological rules
Most rivers flow according to the laws of nature: smaller streams within a drainage basin [...]
Jun
COP30 and the road through a deforested Amazon – climate summit or summit of Ignorance?
In November 2025, world leaders will gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30 to discuss climate [...]
Mar
Boiling river – the secrets of a hot spring in the Amazon
Does every legend contain a grain of truth? Scientist Andrés Ruzo decided to find out. [...]
Feb
How is Amazon losing its forests? Key findings from the EC JRC report
A report prepared by the European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC) on deforestation and forest [...]
Feb
Catastrophic drought – the Amazon Basin suffers, along with Colombia’s indigenous communities
The Amazon River, one of the largest and most diverse ecosystems in the world, is [...]
Oct
PFAS are already everywhere, even in the Amazon jungle
In one of the most pristine corners of the globe, deep in the Amazon, scientists [...]
Aug
Underwater Amazon: seaweed forests key to fighting climate change
In the depths of the oceans, far beyond the reach of human vision, stretches an [...]
Apr
River dolphins are dying at an alarming rate – quick response needed
Many people, admiring vacation photos, do not realize that dolphins are residents of more than [...]
Jan
New Amazon dam could threaten indigenous lands and endemic species
The Castanheira Dam project in the Arinos River basin in the Amazon is raising serious [...]
Dec
Drought in the Amazon – lowest water levels in at least 121 years
Manaus, the Amazonian capital associated with idyllic images of blue skies and a place where [...]
Oct
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