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Home / Current Affairs / Severe Drought Conditions in the Amazon Rainforest

Severe Drought Conditions in the Amazon Rainforest

19 Oct 2023

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  • The Amazon rainforest is reeling from an intense drought. As a result, there is no water, food, or medicine in villages of Indigenous communities living in the area.

Amazon rainforest

  • The Amazon rainforest is a wet broadleaf forest that takes up the majority of South America’s Amazon basin. 
  • It flourished during the Eocene era allowing different species to evolve and survive. The vast forest plays a critical role in keeping the local and regional climate in check. 
  • The Amazon rainforest spreads across nine countries namely Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Guyana, and French Guiana. 

Amazon Rainforest

News Source: Indian Express 

Prelims Question (2023)

Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?

(a) Cameroon

(b) Nigeria

(c) South Sudan

(d) Uganda

Ans: (a)

 

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