Rivers Disappearing in Drought-Stricken Amazon

Photo: AFP In places throughout the Amazon , some stretches of the region’s most important rivers and tributaries have dried up almost entirely, reducing the normally flowing waterways to a vast plain of broken clay and mud. For some people who live and work in this part of the world , life has come to a screeching halt amid the worst drought in recent memory. It is estimated that more than … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Rivers Disappearing in Drought-Stricken Amazon

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