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Tag: floods
IPS: Deforestation in the Andes triggers an Amazon “Tsunami”
Deforestation, especially in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, was the main driver of this year’s disastrous flooding in the Madeira river watershed in Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest and the drainage basin across the border, in Brazil.
Amazônia Real: Santo Antonio hydroelectric stops energy production for safety
Turbines and gates are disabled. The region faces a historic flooding in rural and urban areas and over 1300 families homeless.
Droughts and floods in the Amazon will be more frequent, says study
A scientific study indicates that the hydrological cycle of the Amazon will be increasingly unpredictable and with extremes.