Native dwellers of Amazon warn of unprecedented drought

The Amazon rainforest has experienced its worst drought on record in 2023, according to local inhabitants of the region.

Currently 17% of the Amazon has been deforested and the global temperature is 1.1C to 1.2C above pre-industrial levels. The drying of rivers has resulted in the spoil of agricultural crops as they can’t get to the city fast enough.

Many villages became unreachable by river, wildfires raged and wildlife died, Amazon dwellers warn.

Some scientists worry events like these are a sign that the world’s biggest forest is fast approaching a point of no return.