El Niño: Drought hit 38% of Amazon’s inhabited areas in 2024

More than one-third (38%) of human settlements in the Amazon were highly exposed to the effects of the 2024 El Niño, according to a study released Friday (Sep. 4) by MapBiomas – a network formed by universities, NGOs, and technology companies. Among the 5,673 inhabited areas in the region, 2,172 suffered severely from the phenomenon. El Niño is characterized by the warming of the surface waters of the Tropical Pacific Ocean and causes changes in atmospheric circulation, leading to irregular…