amazon rainforest
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The Amazon Has Seen More Than 100,000 Fires This Year, Causing Spike In Air Pollution
The fires burning throughout the Amazon rainforest and the rest of Brazil are billowing all types of air pollutants into the atmosphere, new satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA) show.
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The Amazon Fires Coughed Up An Enormous Plume Of Carbon Monoxide
New satellite imagery shows gigantic plumes of noxious carbon monoxide wafting over Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and surrounding areas — the result of massive forest fires currently raging in the region.
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Smoke Has Blotted Out The Sun In São Paulo As The Amazon Burns
What began as a “day of fire” a week and a half ago has now turned daytime skies in São Paulo an inky black. The Amazon has been in deep, deep trouble ever since far-right president Jair Bolsnaro took over running Brazil. Advocates feared his regime would commit ecological “genocide” in the Amazon and with…
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Deforestation And Climate Change Could Split The Amazon Rainforest In Two, Study Finds
When I worry about the Amazon Rainforest, I typically worry about deforestation. Maybe I should start worrying about climate change, too. A new study out Tuesday shows that climate change plus deforestation equals disaster for the Amazon: The average number of tree species present in a given patch of rainforest could decline by up to…