The Amazon River’s water ranges have fallen by 20 meters, creating new islands and drying canals. Fishermen report extreme drought, affecting transport, meals, and water provides in Leticia, Colombia. Indigenous communities are battling crop failures and depleted fish shares. Specialists warn that continued deforestation and local weather change might result in the river’s disappearance by 2030, with devastating penalties for the ecosystem and native populations. Pressing motion is required to forestall irreversible injury to the Amazon.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti experiences from Leticia in Colombia.
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