Intense drought and heat threaten riverside communities and ecosystems and hinder brown water navigation The “Amazon Summer” The Amazon is the rainiest region in Brazil, with a distinct climate and peculiar rainfall regime. Although it is winter throughout the Southern Hemisphere between June and September, when the rest of the country sees the lowest average temperatures, the Amazon rainforest experiences its hottest and driest time, typically lasting from July to November. Because of the below-average rainfall in the region during … Continue lendo Severe drought pushes Amazon rivers to alarmingly low levels