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How Climate Change Is Erasing The Past
When Omar El Akkad returned to the playground where he snuck his first kiss as a teenager in Doha, Qatar, he was dismayed to find the swings and slides replaced with skyscrapers and hotels. But the rapid urban transformation of one of the richest countries on Earth reminded him of another kind of obliteration, a…
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Fewer Fires Burned The Amazon In September, But Deforestation Continues
In September, fires in the Amazon Rainforest dropped dramatically both compared to the number of fires the region saw in 2018 and from the outburst of flames the rainforest saw in August.
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Defender Of Brazil’s Indigenous Tribes Murdered ‘Execution-Style’ In Amazon Town
Maxciel Pereira dos Santos, a veteran defender of Brazil’s indigenous people, has reportedly been shot dead in a remote Amazon town while riding his motorcycle.
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Bolsonaro Government Throws Tantrum, Says It Won’t Accept Amazon Firefighting Funds
Brazilian president and far-right climate denier Jair Bolsonaro won’t even accept the paltry $US20 ($30) million that G7 countries pledged towards creating a fund to “help Amazon countries fight wildfires and launch a long-term global initiative to protect the rainforest,” Bolsonaro’s chief of staff Onyx Lorenzoni told Globo on Tuesday.