Amazon water emergency: BBC News Review

Water levels in the Amazon River are at their lowest levels since records began 121 years ago. It’s because of a shortage of rain caused by the natural El Nino effect. But Brazilian scientists say climate change is also to blame. A state of emergency has been declared in Manaus and 20 other cities.
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👉Key words and phrases:
drought
🔎 period of time with no rain
- Drought can cause dangerous wildfires to start.
- The country had to import food after a drought made crops fail.

overwhelm
🔎 cover something completely and quickly
-The city was overwhelmed by water after the river burst its banks.
-Tourists overwhelm city centres during the summer holiday.

taints
🔎 makes something good turn bad
-The lake was tainted by industrial waste.
-His reputation was tainted after he was caught stealing money from his company.

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