Global warming - not El Niño - was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds
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Global warming primary cause of Amazon drought: study
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Study: Global Warming Was Primary Cause of Unprecedented Amazon Drought
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Belo Monte dam’s water demands imperil Amazon communities, environment
by Tiffany Higgins on 16 December 2020
Norte Energia, the builder and operator of the controversial Belo Monte mega-dam is pushing for implementation of a much disputed “consensus hydrogram” a plan to annually manipulate water releases into the Xingu River’s Volta Grande (Big Bend), with estimated peak April releases ranging from a mere 4,000 – 8,000 m3/s.
Noting that April average historical river flows in the Volta Grande before the dam was built were 19,985 m3/s, analysts say this dearth of water flow will prevent and imperil annual fish reproduction. One Volta Grande expert estimates that, using the so-called consensus hydrogram plan, at least 80% of Volta Grande fish will die.