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Scientists Shocked As Dolphins Play With Huge Anaconda In The Wild
Researchers in the Amazon rainforest witnessed an incredible scene in which a group of pink river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) played with an unusual partner - a massive anaconda.
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Worst Drought On Record Lowers Amazon Rivers To All-Time Lows
The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
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Amazon River Drought Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Human Faces Sculpted In Stone
Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region's worst drought in more than a century.
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Mass Death Of Amazon River Dolphins Linked To Severe Drought, Heat
The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating on a tributary of the Amazon River since last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat.
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Over 100 Dolphins Dead In Amazon As Water Temperature Nears 40 Degrees Celsius
Amazon has been experiencing one of its worst droughts in recent years. This has caused water levels to dip in 59 municipalities.
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Gold Rush Draws Hundreds Of Illegal Dredging Rafts To Amazon Tributary
Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, floating hundreds of miles as state and federal authorities dispute who is responsible for stopping them.
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Volcanic Eruptions can Reduce River Flows by up to 10%: Study
Volcanic eruptions can reduce water flows in big rivers, reports a study released Monday that cautions against schemes to fight global warming by injecting reflective particles into the sky.
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British man walks entire Amazon River in 2 years
He fought tropical disease and deadly snakes, was held captive at one point and collapsed just short of his goal.Still, Ed Stafford ended his 2½-year journey Monday as he planned - leaping into the sea as the first man known to walk the length of the Amazon River."I've been told I was going to be killed so many times," the 34-year-old former Briti...
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Scientists Shocked As Dolphins Play With Huge Anaconda In The Wild
Researchers in the Amazon rainforest witnessed an incredible scene in which a group of pink river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) played with an unusual partner - a massive anaconda.
-
Worst Drought On Record Lowers Amazon Rivers To All-Time Lows
The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
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Amazon River Drought Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Human Faces Sculpted In Stone
Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region's worst drought in more than a century.
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Mass Death Of Amazon River Dolphins Linked To Severe Drought, Heat
The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating on a tributary of the Amazon River since last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat.
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Over 100 Dolphins Dead In Amazon As Water Temperature Nears 40 Degrees Celsius
Amazon has been experiencing one of its worst droughts in recent years. This has caused water levels to dip in 59 municipalities.
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Gold Rush Draws Hundreds Of Illegal Dredging Rafts To Amazon Tributary
Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, floating hundreds of miles as state and federal authorities dispute who is responsible for stopping them.
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Volcanic Eruptions can Reduce River Flows by up to 10%: Study
Volcanic eruptions can reduce water flows in big rivers, reports a study released Monday that cautions against schemes to fight global warming by injecting reflective particles into the sky.
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British man walks entire Amazon River in 2 years
He fought tropical disease and deadly snakes, was held captive at one point and collapsed just short of his goal.Still, Ed Stafford ended his 2½-year journey Monday as he planned - leaping into the sea as the first man known to walk the length of the Amazon River."I've been told I was going to be killed so many times," the 34-year-old former Briti...
