- 11 October 2024 – 2024 South American wildfires
- 2024 Peru wildfires
- The Global Wildfire Information System states that 10,400 wildfires have been reported in Peru so far this year, more than twice as many as were reported in 2020, and that the wildfires burned an area nearly 2.5 times larger than those in 2020. (Reuters)
- 4 October 2024 – 2023–2024 South American drought
- Extreme drought in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil causes the river banks of the city of Manaus to fall to their lowest levels since 1902, severely impacting trade in the region. (Reuters)
