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The Madeira river, a major tributary to the Amazon, had fallen to just 48cm in the city of Porto Velho on Tuesday, down from an average of 3.32m for this day, official data showed.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
In Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state, the mighty Madeira River registered its lowest ever level since official records began in 1998.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019.
From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2022
A slaughterhouse in Porto Velho, in northwest Brazil, in July.Credit...
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
A botanist might have seen some difference from the forest at Porto Velho, but I could not discover any.
From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
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