Overview

• The Solimoes River in Tabatinga, Brazil, has reached its lowest level on record, with water levels 4.25 meters below average for September.
• A branch of the Solimoes in Tefé has completely dried up, and Lake Tefé, a crucial habitat for endangered pink dolphins, has also dried up.
• Brazil's natural disaster monitoring agency describes the current drought as the most intense and widespread ever recorded, with over 100 municipalities experiencing no rain for more than 150 days.
• Experts link the worsening drought conditions to climate change, which has reduced rainfall and increased evaporation rates in the Amazon basin.
• The drought has severely impacted local communities, disrupting navigation and access to essential supplies like food and drinking water.