#amazonriver — Public Fediverse posts
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Amazon nations carry out major multinational crackdown on environmental crime
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Polic…
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Amazon nations carry out major multinational crackdown on environmental crime
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Po…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AmazonRiver #Animalpoachingandsmuggling #AU #Australia #Bolivia #Brazil #Brazilgovernment #CentralAmerica #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Colombia #Crime #DanaHumaid #Generalnews #LatinAmerica #Lawenforcement #Lumberandtimberindustry #Science #SouthAmerica #UnitedArabEmiratesgovernment #WilliamOswaldoRincnZambrano #worldnews
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Colombia’s outgoing environment minister warns of climate action setbacks
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia ’s o…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AbelardodelaEspriella #AmazonRiver #CA #Canada #CentralAmerica #Climate #Climateandenvironment #climatechange #Colombia #Colombiagovernment #DonaldTrump #Environmentalconservation #FabioArjona #fracking #Generalnews #Governmentpolicy #GustavoPetro #IreneVlezTorres #LatinAmerica #plants #Science #SouthAmerica #worldnews
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Colombia’s outgoing environment minister warns of climate action setbacks
BOG…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #AbelardodelaEspriella #AmazonRiver #CentralAmerica #Climate #Climateandenvironment #climatechange #Colombia #Colombiagovernment #donaldtrump #Environmentalconservation #FabioArjona #fracking #Generalnews #Governmentpolicy #GustavoPetro #IreneVlezTorres #LatinAmerica #Plants #Science #SouthAmerica #Worldnews
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Colombia’s outgoing environment minister warns of climate action setbacks
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia ’…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AbelardodelaEspriella #AmazonRiver #AU #Australia #CentralAmerica #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #Colombia #Colombiagovernment #donaldtrump #Environmentalconservation #FabioArjona #fracking #Generalnews #Governmentpolicy #GustavoPetro #IreneVlezTorres #LatinAmerica #Plants #Science #SouthAmerica #worldnews
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More than a century after the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil, their legacy extends far beyond agriculture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/17/japan/brazil-nikkei-fishers-ocean-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #brazil #nikkei #braziljapanrelations #amazonriver #southamerica #immigration #fishing
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More than a century after the first Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil, their legacy extends far beyond agriculture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/17/japan/brazil-nikkei-fishers-ocean-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #brazil #nikkei #braziljapanrelations #amazonriver #southamerica #immigration #fishing
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Landmark law in Colombia aims to reduce deforestation by tracking cattle
NEW YORK (AP) — Colombia has enacted a landmark law requiring the cattle industry to trace livestock and…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Agriculture #AmazonRiver #Animals #AU #Australia #CentralAmerica #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Colombia #Colombiagovernment #Forests #Generalnews #IreneVlezTorres #LatinAmerica #NataliaKatixaEscobar #Science #SouthAmerica #SusanneBreitkopf #worldnews
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Landmark law in Colombia aims to reduce deforestation by tracking cattle
NEW YORK (AP) — Colombia has enacted a landmark law requiring the cattle i…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Agriculture #AmazonRiver #Animals #CentralAmerica #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Colombia #Colombiagovernment #forests #Generalnews #IreneVlezTorres #LatinAmerica #NataliaKatixaEscobar #Science #SouthAmerica #SusanneBreitkopf #Worldnews
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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation rates drop, but El Nino could threaten recovery
SAO PAULO (AP) — The admini…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #AmazonRiver #Amazon.com #Brazil #Brazilgovernment #CentralAmerica #Climate #Climateandenvironment #forests #Generalnews #GuilhermeMataveli #Inc. #JairBolsonaro #JairSchmitt #LatinAmerica #LucioMosquini #LuizIncioLuladaSilva #Sanctionsandembargoes #Science #SouthAmerica #Worldnews
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#Amazonriver (UK: /ˈæməzən/, US: /ˈæməzɒn/; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the
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Several duck species inhabit the #AmazonRiver basin and surrounding rainforest wetlands, with the Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) being a common, small
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This Amazon tribe was headed for extinction. An unexpected birth brings hope
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia …
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The Amazon River is more than a route it’s the heart of the rainforest. Through Rainforest Peru Tours: Amazon river exploration Peru, travelers witness how water connects wildlife, ecosystems, and culture.
🔗 https://rainforestperutours.com/
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Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/politics/protesters-cop30-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #indigenouspeople #cop30 #amazonriver #climatechange #brazil
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Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/politics/protesters-cop30-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #indigenouspeople #cop30 #amazonriver #climatechange #brazil
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"Brazil’s #Petrobras has been given permission to drill for #oil near the mouth of the #AmazonRiver… #Brazil will host #Cop30 #climate talks in the Amazon city of #Belem next month." Total disconnect. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateHypocrisy #JustStopOil #Biodiversity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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In recent years, Colombia and Peru have clashed over the sovereignty of Isla Santa Rosa, a landmass formed in the 1960s by Amazon River sedimentation. Over time, accretion joined it to Isla Chinería, a Peruvian island near the triple frontier with Brazil. Soon after, Peruvian settlers established a town there. Colombia, however, argues that Isla Santa Rosa was
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New on our blog!
Jungle Cruise
In recent years, Colombia and Peru have clashed over the sovereignty of Isla Santa Rosa, a landmass formed in the 1960s by Amazon River sedimentation. Over time, accretion joined it to Isla Chinería, a Peruvian island near the triple frontier with Brazil. Soon after, Peruvian settlers established a town there. Colombia, however, argues that Isla Santa Rosa was
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New study shows how Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain
#Brazil #AmazonForest #AmazonRiver #AmazonRainforest #WaterCycle #TreeDiversity #Deforestation #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #COP30
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New study shows how Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain
#Brazil #AmazonForest #AmazonRiver #AmazonRainforest #WaterCycle #TreeDiversity #Deforestation #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #COP30
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The seizure of one of the largest known mercury shipments in history, moving from mines in Mexico to illegal Amazon gold mining zones, exposes the wide use of the toxic metal in the rain forest, according to authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/mercury-amazon-gold-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #gold #mining #latinamerica #southamerica #amazonriver
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The seizure of one of the largest known mercury shipments in history, moving from mines in Mexico to illegal Amazon gold mining zones, exposes the wide use of the toxic metal in the rain forest, according to authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/mercury-amazon-gold-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #gold #mining #latinamerica #southamerica #amazonriver
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Remember the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? #Brazil wants to drill even deeper – where the #AmazonRiver meets the ocean. Only this time no one on Earth would be able to contain a spill. 🤯
I signed this petition because we can’t let #Lula set off this ticking time bomb, and I thought you’d want to sign too. #Avaaz
🌎✊ -Lula: Don’t poison the #Amazon ! https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/amazon_no_new_oil_dn_loc/?whatsapp -
As Brazil’s beef industry evolves under pressure from some of the world's greatest export markets, Brazil’s "King of Cattle" has become the face of a push to fix cattle ranching in the Amazon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/06/11/sustainability/brazil-king-cattle-amazon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #brazil #amazonriver #forests #deforestation #agriculture
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As Brazil’s beef industry evolves under pressure from some of the world's greatest export markets, Brazil’s "King of Cattle" has become the face of a push to fix cattle ranching in the Amazon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/06/11/sustainability/brazil-king-cattle-amazon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #brazil #amazonriver #forests #deforestation #agriculture
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Teacup S01E04 released in 2024
A crow picks at the wound of a human corpse.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27031263
Surely creatures scavenging on humans would start with sofest part of the human body - the eye ball - as exmplified by The Green Inferno 2013 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403021/
#greattv #greatfilm #film #tv #cannibalism #blackactors #RobMorgan #blackmen #blackamerican #AmazonRiver
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Teacup S01E04 released in 2024
A crow picks at the wound of a human corpse.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27031263
Surely creatures scavenging on humans would start with sofest part of the human body - the eye ball - as exmplified by The Green Inferno 2013 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403021/
#greattv #greatfilm #film #tv #cannibalism #blackactors #RobMorgan #blackmen #blackamerican #AmazonRiver
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Next up is South America…the #Petrofuture —
Melted ice caps on a vintage Esso gas station map. Higher-res images: https://conspiracyofcartographers.com
#climateChange #maps #cartography #climateCrisis #greenWashing #SouthAmerica #Brazil #Brasil #worldBuilding #Argentina #Colombia #Venezuela #AmazonRiver #Chile #Peru #Ecuador #Paraguay -
Next up is South America…the #Petrofuture —
Melted ice caps on a vintage Esso gas station map. Higher-res images: https://conspiracyofcartographers.com
#climateChange #maps #cartography #climateCrisis #greenWashing #SouthAmerica #Brazil #Brasil #worldBuilding #Argentina #Colombia #Venezuela #AmazonRiver #Chile #Peru #Ecuador #Paraguay -
#WaterScarcity on the Rise: #Rivers Drying at Record Rates
by Vivek SainiVivek Saini, October 8, 2024
"Rivers worldwide are drying up at the fastest rate in 30 years, posing a critical threat to ecosystems, agriculture, and human populations. In 2023, unprecedented heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and erratic rainfall patterns resulted in the most severe year of water depletion in three decades, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports. This alarming phenomenon is a direct consequence of climate change, worsened by unsustainable human activities, raising the spectre of widespread water scarcity.
A Crisis Accelerating: Rivers Drying at Record Rates
"The world’s rivers, crucial lifelines for billions of people, have shown alarming signs of depletion, with some drying up completely. The WMO’s recent State of the Global Climate report revealed that rivers in Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia experienced their lowest levels since the early 1990s. Rivers like the #Yangtze, #AmazonRiver, and #Danube can no longer support the #ecosystems and communities that depend on them for agriculture, drinking water, and transport.
"The impact of climate change, marked by rising global temperatures, has played a significant role in this crisis. The warming of the Earth’s surface increases the evaporation rate from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, intensifying water loss. Regions already prone to droughts, such as the Middle East, parts of Africa, and southern Europe, face even more severe shortages due to intensified drought cycles. In 2023 alone, the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, saw record-low water levels, which crippled shipping routes and threatened agricultural output in countries like #Hungary and #Romania.
"This drying trend is not limited to one region. The #ColoradoRiver continues to shrink in the United States, causing severe #WaterShortages for millions in states like #Arizona and #Nevada. Similar trends have been observed in the #IndusRiver in #SouthAsia, which supports millions of people in #Pakistan and #India. These drying rivers are a wake-up call for the global community to address water conservation and management issues before irreversible damage occurs."
Read more:
https://climatefactchecks.org/water-scarcity-on-the-rise-rivers-drying-at-record-rates/
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#WaterScarcity on the Rise: #Rivers Drying at Record Rates
by Vivek SainiVivek Saini, October 8, 2024
"Rivers worldwide are drying up at the fastest rate in 30 years, posing a critical threat to ecosystems, agriculture, and human populations. In 2023, unprecedented heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and erratic rainfall patterns resulted in the most severe year of water depletion in three decades, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports. This alarming phenomenon is a direct consequence of climate change, worsened by unsustainable human activities, raising the spectre of widespread water scarcity.
A Crisis Accelerating: Rivers Drying at Record Rates
"The world’s rivers, crucial lifelines for billions of people, have shown alarming signs of depletion, with some drying up completely. The WMO’s recent State of the Global Climate report revealed that rivers in Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia experienced their lowest levels since the early 1990s. Rivers like the #Yangtze, #AmazonRiver, and #Danube can no longer support the #ecosystems and communities that depend on them for agriculture, drinking water, and transport.
"The impact of climate change, marked by rising global temperatures, has played a significant role in this crisis. The warming of the Earth’s surface increases the evaporation rate from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, intensifying water loss. Regions already prone to droughts, such as the Middle East, parts of Africa, and southern Europe, face even more severe shortages due to intensified drought cycles. In 2023 alone, the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, saw record-low water levels, which crippled shipping routes and threatened agricultural output in countries like #Hungary and #Romania.
"This drying trend is not limited to one region. The #ColoradoRiver continues to shrink in the United States, causing severe #WaterShortages for millions in states like #Arizona and #Nevada. Similar trends have been observed in the #IndusRiver in #SouthAsia, which supports millions of people in #Pakistan and #India. These drying rivers are a wake-up call for the global community to address water conservation and management issues before irreversible damage occurs."
Read more:
https://climatefactchecks.org/water-scarcity-on-the-rise-rivers-drying-at-record-rates/
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By planting native species that will thrive in the Amazon, the Brazilian company Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market at a crucial time for the warming planet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/01/13/climate-change/brazil-amazon-reforestation-carbon-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #brazil #amazonriver #deforestation #rainforests #forests #us #google #microsoft #mclaren
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By planting native species that will thrive in the Amazon, the Brazilian company Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market at a crucial time for the warming planet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/01/13/climate-change/brazil-amazon-reforestation-carbon-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #brazil #amazonriver #deforestation #rainforests #forests #us #google #microsoft #mclaren
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Humanity's Chance to Reverse #AmazonRainforest's Slide Toward #TippingPoint Is 'Shrinking'
The world's largest #rainforest showed "ominous indicators," including #wildfires and #ExtremeDrought, in 2024.
The Amazon, sometimes called the '#LungsOfThePlanet,' this year showed signs of further inching toward a much-feared tipping point, threatening the very existence of the world's largest rainforest.
"Rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaged large parts of the Amazon in 2024. The fires and dry conditions were fueled by deforestation and the El Niño weather pattern, and also made worse by climate change, according to the World Economic Forum. 'The number of fires reached its highest level in 14 years this September,' the group reported in October.
"#Drought has also impacted the #AmazonRiver, causing one of the river's main tributaries to drop to its lowest level ever recorded, according to October reporting from The Associated Press. The drop in the river has negatively impacted local economies and #FoodSupplies.
"Andrew Miller, advocacy director at #AmazonWatch, told the AP last week that the fires and droughts experienced across the Amazon in 2024 'could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point.'
"'Humanity's window of opportunity to reverse this trend is shrinking, but still open,' he said.
"The Amazon plays a vital role in keeping the planet healthy. 150-200 billion tons of carbon are stored in the Amazon, and it also carries 20% of the earth's fresh water to sea.
"According to the World Economic Forum, if the Amazon tipping point is reached, 'it will release billions of tonnes of #CO2 into the atmosphere through fires and plants dying off. This would further exacerbate climate change and make the 1.5°C goal impossible to achieve. It would also alter weather patterns, which would impact agricultural productivity and global food supplies.'
"A paper published in the journal Nature in February indicates that up to half of the rainforest could hit a tipping point by the middle of the century. 'We estimate that by 2050, 10% to 47% of Amazonian forests will be exposed to compounding disturbances that may trigger unexpected ecosystem transitions and potentially exacerbate regional #ClimateChange,' explained the researchers behind the paper.
"However, it wasn't all bad news out of the Amazon in 2024. According to the AP, the amount of #deforestation in #Brazil and #Colombia declined in this year. In Brazil, which houses the largest chunk of the Amazon, forest loss dropped 30.6% compared to the year prior, bringing it to the lowest level of destruction in nearly a decade.
"The improvement is an about-face from a couple of years ago, when the country registered 15-year high of deforestation during the leadership of former #FarRight President #JairBolsonaro. Brazil is now led by the left-wing President Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva, who—despite presiding over this drop in deforestation—has also come under scrutiny, as AP noted, by #environmentalists for backing projects that they argue could harm the environment."
Source:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-2024#ClimateCatastrophe #EnvironmentalEmergency #SouthAmerica #SaveTheForests
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Humanity's Chance to Reverse #AmazonRainforest's Slide Toward #TippingPoint Is 'Shrinking'
The world's largest #rainforest showed "ominous indicators," including #wildfires and #ExtremeDrought, in 2024.
The Amazon, sometimes called the '#LungsOfThePlanet,' this year showed signs of further inching toward a much-feared tipping point, threatening the very existence of the world's largest rainforest.
"Rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaged large parts of the Amazon in 2024. The fires and dry conditions were fueled by deforestation and the El Niño weather pattern, and also made worse by climate change, according to the World Economic Forum. 'The number of fires reached its highest level in 14 years this September,' the group reported in October.
"#Drought has also impacted the #AmazonRiver, causing one of the river's main tributaries to drop to its lowest level ever recorded, according to October reporting from The Associated Press. The drop in the river has negatively impacted local economies and #FoodSupplies.
"Andrew Miller, advocacy director at #AmazonWatch, told the AP last week that the fires and droughts experienced across the Amazon in 2024 'could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point.'
"'Humanity's window of opportunity to reverse this trend is shrinking, but still open,' he said.
"The Amazon plays a vital role in keeping the planet healthy. 150-200 billion tons of carbon are stored in the Amazon, and it also carries 20% of the earth's fresh water to sea.
"According to the World Economic Forum, if the Amazon tipping point is reached, 'it will release billions of tonnes of #CO2 into the atmosphere through fires and plants dying off. This would further exacerbate climate change and make the 1.5°C goal impossible to achieve. It would also alter weather patterns, which would impact agricultural productivity and global food supplies.'
"A paper published in the journal Nature in February indicates that up to half of the rainforest could hit a tipping point by the middle of the century. 'We estimate that by 2050, 10% to 47% of Amazonian forests will be exposed to compounding disturbances that may trigger unexpected ecosystem transitions and potentially exacerbate regional #ClimateChange,' explained the researchers behind the paper.
"However, it wasn't all bad news out of the Amazon in 2024. According to the AP, the amount of #deforestation in #Brazil and #Colombia declined in this year. In Brazil, which houses the largest chunk of the Amazon, forest loss dropped 30.6% compared to the year prior, bringing it to the lowest level of destruction in nearly a decade.
"The improvement is an about-face from a couple of years ago, when the country registered 15-year high of deforestation during the leadership of former #FarRight President #JairBolsonaro. Brazil is now led by the left-wing President Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva, who—despite presiding over this drop in deforestation—has also come under scrutiny, as AP noted, by #environmentalists for backing projects that they argue could harm the environment."
Source:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-2024#ClimateCatastrophe #EnvironmentalEmergency #SouthAmerica #SaveTheForests
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Map of the Amazon River from 1707, naming the various peoples who live along it.
You can see in the source line that in those days, another name for the Amazon was "Marañon"--Cashew. The great Cashew River.
My proximate source for the image is a recorded class by the linguist Denis Bertet.
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Map of the Amazon River from 1707, naming the various peoples who live along it.
You can see in the source line that in those days, another name for the Amazon was "Marañon"--Cashew. The great Cashew River.
My proximate source for the image is a recorded class by the linguist Denis Bertet.
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Historically, gold is notoriously difficult to trace once metal from different sources has been melted together, erasing the original signatures. But investigators in Brazil say that's starting to change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/16/world/crime-legal/technology-brazil-amazon-gold-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #brazil #gold #indigenouspeople #amazonriver
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘
✧ Suicidal Tour ✧
The Suicidal Tour took place when Brazilian professional football club Santa Cruz Futebol Clube toured the North Region of Brazil from 2 January to 29 April 1943. Over almost four months, they played either 26 or 28 friendly matches in six cities. The tour gained its name due to the misfortunes endured by the club. Looking ...
#SantaCruzFutebol #NorthRegion #SantaCruz #Brazil #AmazonRiver #Wikipedia
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#Rain is finally coming to the #drought-stricken #Amazon. But it may not be enough
By Carrie Kahn, NPR
Published October 30, 2024MANAUS, #Brazil — "Dark clouds rumble over the tiny #AmazonRiver community of Nossa Senhora do Livramento.
"After two years of devastating drought, you might think that residents in this parched and isolated town of about 350 families would be elated that it's finally raining. But many just shrug at the brief torrential downpour. Some liken it to that burst of energy a patient can get moments before death.
"Such pessimism is understandable given the devastation this and hundreds of other communities have been experiencing throughout the Amazon. Dependent on its vast riverways for nearly everything, millions of residents have been left high and dry.
"In the more than 100 years since river levels have been monitored, never has the mighty #AmazonRiver and the major tributaries of the world’s largest river system recorded such little rainfall. In October, the #RioNegro hit the lowest levels since records were first kept in 1902."
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Ecuadoran activist Alex Lucitante has long fought land-grabbing miners and armed groups in the Amazon. This month, he'll take his battle to world leaders at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/10/07/climate-change/amazon-activist-un-forum/ #environment #climatechange #amazonriver #ecuador #brazil #environment #cop16 #un
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#Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years
The level of the Negro River at the port of Manaus was at 12.66 meters on Friday, compared to a normal level of about 21 meters. It is the lowest since records began 122 years ago.
#Brazil #AmazonRiver
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#AmazonRiver has seen its levels in #Colombia reduced by as much as 90% govt agency said as #SouthAmerica faces a severe, widespread #drought. The river—the world's biggest by volume and which also flows through parts of #Brazil, #Peru, #Bolivia, #Ecuador, #Venezuela, #Guyana, #FrenchGuiana and #Suriname—has been hard hit by drought that has seen wildfires spread across continent. Water level has decreased bet 80-90% in last 3 months due 2 drought caused by #climatechange https://phys.org/news/2024-09-drought-amazon-river-colombia.html
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The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation over four decades, fueling drought and record wildfires across South America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/09/24/climate-change/amazon-forest-germany-france/ #environment #climatechange #amazonriver #amazonforest #rainforests #wildfires #climatechange #deforestation #logging #southamerica #latinamerica #brazil #environment
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During #Brazil’s worst #drought, #wildfires rage and the #AmazonRiver falls to a record low
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE
Updated 2:47 PM EDT, September 10, 2024BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — "Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S.
"Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, plummeting air quality.
"'This is the first time that a drought has covered all the way from the North to the country’s Southeast,' Ana Paula Cunha, a researcher at the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, said in a statement Thursday. 'It is the most intense and widespread drought in history.'
"Smoke on Monday afternoon caused #SaoPaulo, a metropolitan area of 21 million people, to breathe the second most #PollutedAir in the world after #LahorePakistan, according to data gathered by #IQAir, a Swiss air technology company.
"About 1,100 kilometers (683 miles) to the north, a wildfire is sweeping through #ChapadaDosVeadeiros National Park, one of Brazil’s most famous tourism sites.
"'This year, the dry season started much earlier than in previous years, whereas the rain season was intense yet short,' Nayara Stacheski, head of the park, told The Associated Press. 'The wind is strong, the air humidity is very low and it’s extremely hot. All this worsens the wildfire.'"
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #Rainforests #Extremeweather #BrazilWx #ExtremeWx #ExtremeDrought
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A curtain of smoke from wildfires in the Amazon rainforest is spreading across Brazil, making its way to Sao Paulo and possibly heading toward neighboring countries Argentina and Paraguay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/02/world/amazon-jungle-fires-brazil/ #worldnews #brazil #amazonriver #wildfires
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"Uncontacted Amazon tribe photographed in unusual sighting near logging area"
:catthinking:
"Uncontacted" you say?
I don't talk often about this, but on my path from my bachelor's degree in computer engineering to my master's in South Asia studies, I did a detour through art, and anthropology.
I remember how my anthropology teacher talked about supposedly "uncontacted" tribes of the Amazon that so-and-so had "found."
The "uncontacted" bit turned out to be hogwash. They were uncontacted only if you ignored all the other folks with whom they had regular contact.
:holdthepain:
I put this into the same category as Columbus "discovering" America.
Journalists... so gullible...
:headache:
#AmazonTribe #AmazonRiver #uncontacted #hogwash #anthropology #discovery #journalism #journalists #gullible #NoSatire
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The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of 2024, the worst figure in 20 years and what experts say is the result of a historic drought that struck the world's largest tropical rainforest last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/07/02/climate-change/brazil-amazon-6-months-wildfires/ #environment #climatechange #brazil #amazonriver #wildfires #climatechange
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Scientists have named a newly discovered piranha-like fish species "Sauron," after the dark lord from Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." With its razor-sharp teeth and fierce appearance, this fish truly embodies the menacing persona of its namesake. A thrilling blend of science and pop culture! 🌊🦈
#NewSpecies #Sauron #AmazonRiver #Biodiversity #LordOfTheRings
https://www.sciencealert.com/meet-sauron-new-piranha-like-species-named-after-ultimate-villain
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New veggie #piranha-like species named after #Tolkien villain https://phys.org/news/2024-06-veggie-piranha-species-tolkien-villain.html
"#Scientists formally described and named the Myloplus #sauron because its round body and distinctive orange and black markings closely resemble the infamous evil eye of the character. The #NewSpecies, one of two recently named by scientists as part of an effort to better understand #fish #biodiversity in the #AmazonRiver, has human-like teeth to suit its plant-based diet."
