Water surface in main area of the Brazilian Amazon falls to the lowest level in 5 years
epaselect epa10922569 A passenger ship 'Alianca III' is stranded on a sandbank of the Rio Negro in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 16 October 2023. The freshwater surface of Amazonas, the main and largest state in the Brazilian Amazon, registered its lowest level since November 2018 in September, according to a study released on 16 October by the Mapbiomas initiative. In total, 3.46 million hectares were identified, a water surface 28% lower than that of September 2022. EPA/Raphael Alves
