Long-distance migratory species are vital to understanding the need to have connected (i.e. dam-free) rivers across the water basin. Current distribution across the Amazon Basin of (a) fish ...

It takes 15 gallons of water to grow a pound of lettuce, ... water use in the Basin must be reduced,” said Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo. ...

Satellites Observe Amazon Basin Water Storage And Runoff. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 05 / 090529135720.htm. American Geophysical Union.

Portions of the Amazon basin are experiencing a transition in energy and water cycles. Evidence suggests that the Amazon may also be transitioning from a net carbon sink to a net source. This ...

At the hydrological level, the basin constitutes a system of large-scale connectivity, as Mr. Sebastian Heilpern, a member of the Science Panel for the Amazon, described during his intervention during ...

America’s Winter Lettuce Hub Set to Bear Brunt of Water Cuts. ... The measure is the latest action aimed at dealing with the first-ever water shortage in the river basin.