What tree rings reveal about climate change in the Amazon

Mongabay
May 11, 2026, 4:41 pm122 ptsTrending
In 2024, the Amazon region felt the effects of one of the worst droughts in its recorded history — if not the worst. At the port of Manaus, the largest city along the course of the Amazon River, the water level reached 12.68 meters (41.60 feet), the lowest level since measurements began there in 1902. It was…

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