Water levels in 15 of the Amazon’s major tributaries have fallen to historic lows, and the Negro River near Manaus has dropped below 12.68 meters, a further 0.02 meters below the 2023 record. The drought has led to the isolation of water-dependent communities, the near collapse of freshwater ecosystems and the further erosion of rainforest carbon sinks. If the drought continues, the Amazon could move from being a “carbon sink” to a “carbon source”.
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