The equipment was installed by a group of institutions led by the Monitoring Network Extreme Events of the Amazon to monitor the height of the waves and correlate the data with the storms.
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Dams on the Madeira River – Impacts: Considerations from an expert
The dams of Santo Antônio and Jirau, under construction on the Madeira River, will have significant impacts, including flooding in Bolivia, due to the formation of a higher backwater upstream of the reservoir Jirau.
The impacts of Madeira River dams: Flooding in Bolivia
The Madeira River has one of the largest sediment loads of rivers in the world, contributing about half of the total transported to the Atlantic via the Amazon River.
Black River flooding could reach 29.60 meters in Manaus
The Alert Flooding in Manaus, published by Geological Service Brazil, stipulates that the peak of the flooding of the Rio Negro will happen in the first fortnight of June.
Negro River flood has influence of waters of Madeira river
The flooding of the Negro River this year is being influenced by the waters of the Madeira River and can be among the five biggest floods in 112 years.
Peru declares environmental emergency in Pacaya Samiria Reserve
An area of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in the Amazon region of Peru, was declared an environmental emergency for 90 days due to water and soil pollution by oil spills.
Madeira River hydroelectrics: how sediments affect the operation
The Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River which drains parts of Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, has one of the highest sediment loads of the world.
Dams in the Amazon and the price paid by the energy
Brazil has, by hydropower in the current conditions, one of the cheapest sources and the Brazilian people pays the most expensive rates in the world.
Jirau dam registers fish mortality during turbine testing
Thousands of fish died during turbine tests conducted last week in the Jirau dam on the Madeira River.
Dams in Amazonia: Standards for the licensing of hydroelectrics
The history of dams in the Amazon is full of examples of problems that have impeded the process of licensing fulfill its purpose, regardless of whether the problems constitute a violation of law.