The Madeira River, the largest tributary of the Amazon, has been losing water flow over the last ... and the well we used for water supply dried up,” João Mendonça, a local health agent and the ...

The longest rivers in the world stretch over thousands of kilometres. From the Amazon to the Nile, they are crucial to human ...

The first rights-of-nature case taken to court in Peru has roots in the parish of Santa Rita de Castilla. One of the effort's ...

is found deep in the Peruvian Amazon. Unlike most hot springs or geothermal waters, this river is not near any known volcano. The temperature of the water can reach up to 93°C (almost 200°F ...

In September 2024, the Amazon’s worst drought in generations hit Paraizinho, a small riverside community that depends on the once-reliable Madeira River. Crops withered. Wells ran dry. The river, ...

This World Water Day, Mongabay looks back at some ... travel along the tributaries of the Marañón, the main source of the Amazon River. During their journey, they stop at villages to talk ...

Every river has a starting point called a ‘source’, most are on mountains ... but the largest by the amount of water it carries. As well as the Amazon and the Nile, there are many rivers ...

The National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA) explained that the Madeira, Purús, Tapajós, and Xingu Rivers are all tributaries of the Amazon River. At the same time, the Paraguay River ...

A Peruvian navy vessel has collided with an oil platform in the Amazon River, killing at least two people and leaving one missing. The collision happened in the early hours of Friday morning at ...