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Drought in Brazil's Amazon sparks fears for the future as locals run out of food and water
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-09/amazon-in-drought/102950324
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The historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024, the problems stand to intensify.
He takes several trips per day to fill a plastic bucket from a well dug into the cracked bed of Lake Puraquequara, just east of Amazonas state’s capital Manaus.
Rising temperatures increase the likelihood of extreme weather, although attribution of specific events to climate change is complex and requires in-depth study.
As global temperatures continue to rise and the effects of climate change become more severe, the drought and its devastating consequences may be a glimpse into a bleak future, experts say.
Ane Alencar, science director for the Amazon Environmental Institute, says Brazil is living in an altered climate that “oscillates between extreme events, either of drought or heavy rains”.
Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin promised food, drinking water and fuel to isolated communities, and said payments of the Bolsa Familia welfare program would be made in advance.
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