In the Brazilian Amazon, a floating community is currently stuck on a lakebed as a result of a severe drought that is making it difficult for locals to obtain fuel, fresh water, and food. Boats and floating structures are stranded in the mud of Lake Puraquequara, which is located east of Manaus, the state capital of Amazonia, due to drastically declining water levels. More than a hundred river dolphins washed up dead earlier this month as water temperatures climbed, and experts believe the situation is only going to get worse. This is just the most recent illustration of the catastrophic effects of heat and drought on this region of Brazil. The state’s civil defense office reports that since the end of September, the Rio Negro river system, which includes Lake Puraquequara, has been almost record-low. “Declining water