Madame Web: is this Spider-Man spinoff trailer deliberately terrible? Dakota Johnson’s clairvoyant recites meme-worthy lines in the first look at a film that must be playing one big joke on all of us The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023
Weevils and lemon ants: a chef in the Amazon keeps rainforest dishes alive Colombian Mauricio Velasco dreamed of working in the Michelin-starred kitchens of Europe but now his Amazónico eatery celebrates local, Indigenous gastronomic traditions The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023
How a Brazilian prison gang became an international criminal leviathan The PCC – First Capital Command – arose in the country’s notoriously brutal penitentiaries 30 years ago but now controls a billion-dollar drug trade supplying much of Europe’s cocaine The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2023
‘Everything is parched’: Amazon struggles with drought amid deforestation By now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale cattle farming, the climate crisis and weather events like El Niño mean Brazil is near the point of no return The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023
How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation According to data analysis by The Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigations Network, a nonprofit reporting consortium, an American company is among the key beef suppliers and distributors contributing to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023
Amazon a time bomb for the emergence of diseases with pandemic potential – due to deforestation and climate change Home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet, the Amazon is also a ticking time bomb for the emergence or resurgence of diseases with pandemic potential. This is because environmental degradation and altered landscapes are important factors in this process, which are exacerbated during periods of extreme drought, such as… The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023
‘For us, the Amazon isn’t a cause, it’s our home’: the riverside communities stranded by the climate crisis The historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reduced the Rio Negro to a trickle and put at risk the livelihoods of remote Indigenous and riverside communities The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023
Deforestation In Amazon Exacerbates Climate Warming Over 60 Miles Away New research reveals the far-reaching impact of tree-felling on land temperatures, highlighting the urgency for forest conservation. Zenger · Oct 31, 2023
Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfall The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Severe drought in the Amazon reveals millennia-old carvings Severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon has caused the Negro River to reach historic lows, revealing millennia-old carvings previously hidden under water The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023
How much salt should you take every day? Excess salt intake can lead to health issues like high BP & heart disease. WHO recommends 5g/day, but world avg. is 10.8g. Indian men & women consume 8.9 & 7.1g/day. Yanomami people of Amazon consume <1g/day & stay fit. High salt impairs metabolism & increases adipocytes, leading to obesity. Reducing… The Hindu · Oct 28, 2023
Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville Leaders from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and other countries with the three largest tropical forest basins are meeting to form a coalition to protect tropical forests from deforestation and destruction The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Lederhosen in the Amazon: an Austro-German enclave in Peru keeps traditions alive Every year, descendants of 19th-century emigrants to Pozuzo celebrate their unique history with dances, dirndls and beer
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 Mysterious ancient ‘human face’ rock carvings revealed by receding waters in Amazon ‘This time we found not just more carvings but the sculpture of a human face cut into the rock’
The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023 Ancient rock carvings revealed by receding Amazon waters amid drought Human faces and other figures believed to be up to 2,000 years old exposed as Brazil river level hits record low
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia Forest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communities
Salon · Oct 18, 2023 Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil The blazes comes on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023 Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome The drought plaguing the Amazon is a worrying portrait of the climate challenges facing the world. The combination of the El Niño phenomenon and anthropogenic climate change has played a significant role in accentuating this extreme weather event. The Amazon region, known for its lush rainforest and flowing rivers, is…
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 In Brazil's Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought The Negro River, the Amazon's second largest tributary, has reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest Smoke from forest fires covered large swaths of the Brazilian Amazon as the region endures one of the worst droughts on record, with many rivers at historically low levels
The Hindu · Oct 12, 2023 Amazon's Indigenous people urge Brazil to declare climate emergency as rivers dry up Indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon are asking the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergency as their villages have no drinking water, food or medicine due to a severe drought that is drying up rivers
The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2023 ‘Our world hangs by a thread’: Indigenous activist asks US agri giant to stop destroying Amazon rainforest Beka Saw Munduruku , 21, traveled 4,000 miles to deliver letter and confront family behind Cargill empire over what she says amounts to a litany of broken promises
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023 Criminals without borders: the transnational gangs terrorising the Amazon Indigenous peoples in Colombia are being targeted and fragmented by armed groups who plunder the forest for gold and timber and take control of land