1900GDACS EMM News Feed Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material Severe Drought Has Returned to The Amazonhttps://english.aawsat.com/varieties/5046846-severe-drought-has-returned-amazonHolder of one-fifth of the world's fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires.2024-08-03T17:57+0200aawsat-3653a1451e3bf64806fb22e93524b14b20240803175700Blindspot24 Sources Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected Left 56% Center 33% 11%https://ground.news/article/severe-drought-has-returned-to-the-amazon-and-its-happening-earlier-than-expected_b6d1cbis starting its dry season with rivers at critically low levels, prompting governments to prepare for navigation disruptions and increased forest fires. In 2024, the Amazon Basin is experiencing one of its most severe droughts, impacting multiple member countries, according to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization.2024-08-03T13:39+0200ground-news-4c68a2482195a318a2a530f7514167ab20240803133900Blindspot22 Sources Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected Left 50% Center 37% R 13%https://ground.news/article/severe-drought-has-returned-to-the-amazon-and-its-happening-earlier-than-expectedThe Amazon is starting its dry season with rivers at critically low levels, prompting governments to prepare for navigation disruptions and increased forest fires. In 2024, the Amazon Basin is experiencing one of its most severe droughts, impacting multiple member countries, according to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization.2024-08-03T12:44+0200ground-news-f0df35dcf7ea814c87ec14383bd13d8620240803124400Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expectedhttps://mb.com.ph/2024/8/3/severe-drought-has-returned-to-the-amazon-and-it-s-happening-earlier-than-expectedBlackwater, left, pollutes the Acre River near Rio Branco, Acre state, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. The city of Rio Branco faces water shortages due to the river's low levels amid a drought. (AP Photo/Marcos Vicentti) BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Holder of one-fifth of the world's fresh water, the....2024-08-03T12:36+0200mb-com-ph-aa0c11585b2dab1bf3e43332ccaa761f20240803123600