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Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo were still being affected by drought in 2016 due to the 2014–16 El Niño event. In these areas the rains are irregular since 2014 and the drought worsened from 2015. [5] [6] [7] Over 50% of Brazil was affected, as the drought spanned sections of all nine northeastern states. Between 2012-2015, the federal ...
In 2015, the Southeast Region of Brazil suffered the consequences of a severe drought (aggravated by El Niño), which led to above-average temperatures and a large decline in the level of several rivers and reservoirs; as a result, residents had to save water and cutoffs were made.
As Brazil grapples with its worst drought in 80 years, the town of Igarata is re-emerging.
In 2005, parts of the Amazon basin experienced the worst drought in more than a century. [85] This has been the result of two factors: The rainforest provides much of the rainfall in Brazil, even in areas far from it. Deforestation increased the impacts of the droughts of 2005, 2010, and 2015–2016. [86] [87]
South America's Paraguay River, a key thoroughfare for grains, has hit a record low in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, with water levels depleted by a severe drought upriver in Brazil that has ...
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) -The Amazon River fell to its lowest level in over a century on Monday at the heart of the Brazilian rainforest as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of ...
During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S.
Pages in category "2015 disasters in Brazil" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... 2014–2017 Brazilian drought; L. Luz Station; M.