🌟 [ 18 ]   Amazon water emergency: BBC News Review [ @BBC Learning English ]

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. (Images: Getty)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.0:00 - Introduction0:26 - Story1:16 - Headline 12:55 - Headline 24:20 - Headline 35:36 - Language summary More popular videos to help you improve your English: News Review: Rainforest: destruction gets worse [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] The difference between raining hard and hardly raining [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] 6 minute English: The relationship between food and mood [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] our website [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Follow us on Instagram [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] us on Facebook [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] us on TikTok [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #newsreview #amazon #climatechange

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