The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN agency says
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The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN agency says
The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned the drying up of water flows and contributed ...1 hour ago -
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Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years
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Climate Change Is Scorching Stretches of the Amazon River in Brazil
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Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years
Brazil's geological service says that one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level in 122 years, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest ...2 days ago -
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