Coursing through the most biologically diverse biomes in the world, the Amazon is a critically important river system. Here are some interesting geographical facts about the Amazon River.
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Human Geography
Impacts of Dams on Biodiversity
A.J. Rohn discusses a report in Science which investigates the impacts of dams on the biodiversity of the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong river basins.
Human Geography
Reducing Climate Change Could Be More Difficult in the Future
A recent study has declared that limiting climate change in the future could be more difficult due to shifting conditions in the Amazon forest. The planet’s oceans and forests have long held climate change in check because they act as massive carbon sinks, soaking up excess carbon dioxide in the […]
Physical Geography
Mapping Carbon in the Amazon
In order to produce the most detailed carbon maps of the Amazon, researchers turned to remote sensing, specifically satellite imagery and LiDAR.
Geography 101
The World’s Longest Rivers
The top ten longest rivers in the world.
Physical Geography
Amazon trumps the Nile
If a group of Brazilian scientists get their way, the answer to “What is the longest river in the world” may no longer be the Nile. An expedition by scientists are said to have discovered that the source of the Amazon is really in the South of Peru which, if […]