Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Amazon-Drought-27MZIFIO4W5P.htmlConceptually similarAmazon DroughtGP02AH4Completed★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AH5Completed★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AH6Completed★★★★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AH9Completed★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AHACompleted★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AHBCompleted★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AHCCompleted★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AHDCompleted★★★★Amazon DroughtGP02AHECompleted★★★★★★View AllGP02AH8Amazon DroughtAnavilhanas National Park, 129 km NW of Manaus, during the dry season. The Anavilhanas is the largest river archipelago in the world, with over 400 islands.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-South AmericaDate:28 Sep, 2010Credit:© Rodrigo Baléia / GreenpeaceLatitude:2°31'51.76"SMaximum size:2500px X 1667pxLongitude61°0'42.9"WKeywords:Aerial view-Beauty-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Drought-Dry-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-National parks-Nature-Outdoors-Rivers-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Drought in the AmazonOver the last months, the main rivers that compose the Amazon basin, and the western Solimões River in particular, have been going through a strong drought. Documentation includes Anavilhanas National Park (76 km from Manaus), the largest river archipelago in the world, with over 400 islands. According to scientists, droughts are likely to occur more frequently and become more intense in the future due to climate change.
