Water isotopes reveal early drought signals in Central Amazon rainfall

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What happened

The historic droughts of 2023 and 2024 in the Amazon reduced river flows and altered the region's rainfall composition.

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  • The historic droughts of 2023 and 2024 in the Amazon reduced river flows and altered the region's rainfall composition.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:30:01 UTC.

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