Photos: Amazon Water Levels Drop to Record Low, Hundreds of Dolphins and Fish Dead

The Amazon, the largest river in South America, has a massive impact on the life of the entire region. Due to extreme heat and drought, the water levels of the Amazon, its tributaries, and lakes fed by this river have dropped to record levels in the history of observations.

The decline in water levels and high temperatures have led to the mass deaths of fish and hundreds of dolphins in Lake Tefé. The drop in water levels is complicating navigation, and people living close to the Amazon, whose primary source of income is fishing, are in a dire situation.

According to scientists, what is happening with the Amazon is a manifestation of global climate change driven by human activity.