Record wildfires and drought hit the Amazon, drying up rivers and smothering Brazil in smoke

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Record wildfires and drought hit the Amazon, drying up rivers and smothering Brazil in smoke
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Brazil’s Negro River has hit its lowest water level in over a century on Monday.

Brazil's state of Amazonas has experienced the most wildfire outbreaks this October than any other October since 1998.

The extreme weather conditions have led to dangerous air quality in surrounding areas and depleted resources for Indigenous communities.Port of Manaus The drought has disrupted cargo shipping along the region's rivers and depleted food, water and medical resources for Amazonian indigenous communities.

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