Editorial photo #10688788 Social Issue

Amazon Drought

Community of Nossa Senhora de Fatima (Amazonas), 10th Oct 2023 - Half a dozen small communities have emerged along the lakes near the mouth of the Taruma-Mirim stream. With the stream now dried up, the population relies on makeshift wooden bridges and long walks to reach their homes. With the stream that once bathed the community now dried up, the connection to the outside world has shifted to a creek located an hour's walk away. For many, the hardship has made life in the village unfeasible, anticipating a phenomenon that could become a reality if droughts like this year's become commonplace: the displacement of entire Amazonian riverside communities to regions more suitable for the new climate regime, a consequence of human activity on the planet. (Photo by Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #10688788
Date taken: 10 October 2023
Location: —
Photographer: Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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Nossa Senhora de Fatima Amazonas Taruma-Mirim stream dried up stream makeshift wooden bridges long walks isolation creek hardship village life displacement Amazonian riverside communities climate change human activity Gustavo Basso NurPhoto droughts climate regime community emergence lakes homes outside world connection population reliance unfeasible living conditions new climate regime human-induced change environmental impact community adaptation rural migration.