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Map of northern South America showing drought status from June to November 2023

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Drought status across the Amazon River basin for June-November 2023 based on the U.S. Drought Monitor classification system. Large parts of the eastern half of the basin and pockets of the western half were in extreme or exceptional drought. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on World Weather Attribution analysis provided by Ben Clarke.