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The World's Largest River is Running Low

Nossa Senhora do Livramento Community, located in the Manaus region, Amazonas. In this photo, the water level remaining in the canals where it is still possible to navigate is only 40 centimeters.

The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has lead to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon and its major tributaries. Millions of people and an array of wildlife depend on those quickly disappearing waters. We travel to the region to see the effects.



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