Amazon rainforest fire: Lungs of our planet burning with 99% fires started by humans
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon rainforest fire: Lungs of our planet burning with 99% fires started by humans

India Today  

Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil's space research center National Institute for Space Research. Since Thursday, satellite images spotted 9,507 new forest fires in the country, mostly in the Amazon basin, home to the world's largest tropical forest seen as vital to countering global warming. Although it is fire season in Brazil, the number of fires may be record-setting: https://t.co/NVQrffzntr pic.twitter.com/4JTcBz9C8f NASA August 21, 2019 Wildfires in other regions Bolivia is also experiencing unusually large wildfires that have reportedly destroyed 5,180 sq km of the forest. Read: Uttarakhand forest fire: Worst fires that wiped out almost entire cities Read: 15 incredible facts about Amazon rainforest, the Lungs of the Planet’ which provide 20% of our oxygen

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Drought, fires, deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
1 week, 3 days ago

Drought, fires, deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024

The Hindu  

2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that's a critical counterweight to climate change. “The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point,” said Andrew Miller, advocacy director at Amazon Watch, …

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
1 week, 6 days ago

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 2024 was a brutal year …

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
1 week, 6 days ago

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that …

Over 90 pc of global deaths linked to pollution from landscape fires in poor countries: Study
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 90 pc of global deaths linked to pollution from landscape fires in poor countries: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Over 90 per cent of the global deaths per year linked to air pollution from landscape fires were in low and middle-income countries, including India, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. The findings highlighted geographic and socioeconomic inequalities in how landscape fires affect public health, an international team of researchers, including those from Monash University, …

As COP 29 begins, take a climate change reality check: Supercharged hurricanes, volcanic surge, oceanic slowdown, more
1 month, 4 weeks ago

As COP 29 begins, take a climate change reality check: Supercharged hurricanes, volcanic surge, oceanic slowdown, more

Live Mint  

This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change. The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, however scientists say that evidence shows global warming and its impacts are …

At least 15 dead and thousand hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
3 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 15 dead and thousand hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru

New Indian Express  

LIMA: Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead and more than 3,000 hectares of cultivated land and natural areas scorched, authorities said Monday. Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén told reporters that the fires were started by human activity and that 22 of the 24 regions that make up the country have active outbreaks. A Civil Defense report seen by …

Bolivia grappling with record number of fires
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bolivia grappling with record number of fires

China Daily  

Firefighters inspect an area affected by the wildfires in Concepcion, Bolivia, on Friday. Wildfires in Bolivia are on track to set a record for the number of blazes this year, fueled by the destructive agricultural practice of land clearing through burning, and compounded by irregular rainfall patterns. "Farmers tend to clear and burn the vegetation to enrich the soil with …

Amid the worst drought in Brazil history, wildfires rage and the Amazon falls to a record low level
4 months ago

Amid the worst drought in Brazil history, wildfires rage and the Amazon falls to a record low level

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazil is enduring its worst …

Smoke from Brazil fires clouds major cities, neighboring countries
4 months ago

Smoke from Brazil fires clouds major cities, neighboring countries

Hindustan Times  

Smoke from intense wildfires in the Amazon rainforest and other parts of Brazil was choking major cities, like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on Monday, and wafting into neighboring countries. Smoke from Brazil fires clouds major cities, neighboring countries Karla Longo, a researcher at the National Institute for Space Research, said that satellite images showed that 60 percent of …

Brazilian heat waves fueled by climate change are flaming the rainforest at highest rate in 14 years
4 months, 1 week ago

Brazilian heat waves fueled by climate change are flaming the rainforest at highest rate in 14 years

Salon  

Days after Brazilians sweltered under scorching heat, panted through a parching drought and choked from wildfire smoke, scientists anticipate temperatures in Brazil to linger between 35º C and 40º C all week — equivalent to 95º F to 104º F. The temperatures are expected to reach these blistering heights primarily in the Central West region, which includes large cities like …

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
4 months, 1 week ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

Associated Press  

MANAUS, Brazil — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes. I am feeling short of breath, my throat hurts, my eyes need eye drops, I can’t go out on the street, I can’t go anywhere because everything is white with smoke,” Silva told The …

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
4 months, 1 week ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's …

Climate Change An Alarm For Destruction, Know what are the reasons for forest fires?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate Change An Alarm For Destruction, Know what are the reasons for forest fires?

ABP News  

Summer season is very difficult for humans as well as animals and forests. Since fire can help with underbrush removal, nitrogen cycling, and the growth of specific plant species, forest fires are a normal occurrence in many ecosystems. But there are a few reasons why forest fires may appear more common or "normal" in modern times: Climate Change: Drier conditions …

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil's Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut

The Hindu  

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. A record drought in the Amazon rainforest region, driven by the El Nino climate phenomenon and global warming, has helped contribute to dry conditions fueling fires …

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February

The Hindu  

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked toward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by 2030. According to preliminary satellite data from space research agency INPE, 226 square km of the world's largest rainforest were cleared last month. That represented …

A Brazilian state in the Amazon has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February
10 months, 1 week ago

A Brazilian state in the Amazon has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian state of Roraima in the Amazon rainforest has been hit with more than 2,000 fires in February, according to data released Thursday by the state space agency. Fires are also burning down forest inside the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Júnior Hekurari, president of the Yanomami local health council, told The Associated Press. Earlier this month, …

At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
11 months ago

At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Intense forest fires burning around …

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke
1 year, 2 months ago

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke

Salon  

A record-breaking number of wildfires are blanketing the Amazon with smoke, choking some Brazilian cities and further isolating many Indigenous villages. Water levels in the region’s major rivers have become so low as to be unnavigable, leaving many Indigenous river communities without any way to obtain certain foods, drinking water, or medicine, according to Reuters. “We’ve seen large fish kills, …

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest
1 year, 2 months ago

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

The Hindu  

Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a city of 2 million, air quality ranked among the worst globally, leading to the suspension of college classes and the cancellation of various activities, including an international marathon. The city’s air quality …

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest
1 year, 2 months ago

In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. The city’s air quality index fluctuated between unhealthy and hazardous levels during the last two days, resembling the conditions in some major Asian metropolitan areas. Luiz Diego Pinheiro Ferreira, 30, walks near …

Amazon forest carbon emissions skyrocketed under Bolsonaro, study shows
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon forest carbon emissions skyrocketed under Bolsonaro, study shows

The Hindu  

Brazilian space research centre INPE said on Wednesday that carbon emissions in the Amazon forest soared in 2019 and 2020 compared to the previous decade due to poor enforcement of environmental protection policies. The forest's carbon emissions amounted to 0.44 billion metric tons in 2019 and 0.52 billion metric tons in 2020, compared to an annual average of 0.24 billion …

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

The Hindu  

On August 9, executive leaders and Ministers from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French Guiana met with a Brazilian delegation — all of whom are part of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization — in Belem do Para, Brazil. Yearly deforestation According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the total deforestation of the Amazon rainforest from August …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised to end destruction of the Amazon rainforest by 2030. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 34 percent in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data shows, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies. In June alone, satellite data from …

Amazon forests save $2 billion in pollution healthcare: study
1 year, 9 months ago

Amazon forests save $2 billion in pollution healthcare: study

The Hindu  

Rainforests on Indigenous lands in Brazil's Amazon protect millions of people from heart and lung diseases by absorbing pollution and save $2 billion a year in healthcare costs, researchers said in a study published Thursday, urging increased protection against deforestation. Combined analysis of 10 years of data on disease, forest cover and pollution found that each hectare of forest burned …

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades : Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades : Report

Hindustan Times  

The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an area roughly the size of Texas, a new report says. From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square kilometers to 1,250,000 square kilometers, unprecedented destruction in the Amazon From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square …

Under Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation hits new September record
2 years, 3 months ago

Under Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation hits new September record

Al Jazeera  

So far in 2022, farmers and ranchers clear area 11 times the size of New York City in Brazilian Amazon for agribusiness, with little regulation. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has broken a record for the month of September, continuing a trend that has accelerated during the tenure of the country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. The news of accelerating deforestation …

Worst Brazil forest fires in a decade, yet election silence
2 years, 3 months ago

Worst Brazil forest fires in a decade, yet election silence

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — September has come and gone, marking another painful milestone for the world’s largest rainforest. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking a second four-year term against leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who ruled Brazil between 2003 and 2010 and leads in the polls. “On the other hand, there are growing economic opportunities related to conservation.” Fire …

Worst Brazil forest fires in a decade, yet election silence
2 years, 3 months ago

Worst Brazil forest fires in a decade, yet election silence

LA Times  

September has come and gone, marking another painful milestone for the world’s largest rainforest. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking a second four-year term against leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, who ruled between 2003 and 2010 and leads in the polls. “On the other hand, there are growing economic opportunities related to conservation.” Fire …

‘Tragedy foretold’: Brazil sees surge in Amazon fires
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Tragedy foretold’: Brazil sees surge in Amazon fires

Al Jazeera  

More forest fires have been recorded in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year than in all of 2021, data from INPE space agency shows. Brazil’s sprawling Amazon region has seen more forest fires so far this year than in all of 2021, official figures show, as environmental and Indigenous rights groups continue to plead for more protection of the …

Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August
2 years, 4 months ago

Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August

Associated Press  

MANAUS, Brazil — More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly five years, thanks to a surge in illegal deforestation. After a calm period with unusually high rainfall in early August, blazes began spreading rapidly, said Ane Alencar, coordinator of the Mapbiomas Fire project, run by a network of nonprofits, universities and …

Brazilian Amazon's worst-in-a-decade August wildfires captured in pictures
2 years, 4 months ago

Brazilian Amazon's worst-in-a-decade August wildfires captured in pictures

Hindustan Times  

Brazilian Amazon's worst-in-a-decade August wildfires captured in pictures Surpassing the 2019 Amazon August wildfires that shocked the world, this year's wildfires in Brazilian rainforest have hit a record, becoming the highest for the month since 2010. Experts have blamed President Bolsonaro for poor regulation of environmental laws which has paved way for large scale deforestation resulting into wildfires at an …

Deforestation spurs wave of fires in Brazilian Amazon
2 years, 4 months ago

Deforestation spurs wave of fires in Brazilian Amazon

Al Jazeera  

Agribusiness interests push record deforestation, contributing to fire activity that has not been seen in years. The Brazilian Amazon rainforest is suffering from more fires than at any point in nearly five years, spurred on by a surge in illegal deforestation. According to Brazil’s national space institute, satellites have detected more than 33,000 fires as the rainforest enters the peak …

Everywhere is on fire. Here’s why the climate crisis is to blame
2 years, 5 months ago

Everywhere is on fire. Here’s why the climate crisis is to blame

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the climate crisis could make these intesne fire years far more normal, drought and heatwaves – two of …

The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016
2 years, 7 months ago

The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016

The Economist  

Graphic detail | That non-sinking feeling The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016 Rapid deforestation outweighs carbon capture by remaining trees I f rainforests were Earth’s respiratory system, the Amazon would be a full lung. 2005 Net tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, bn −1,000 0 1,500 2005 10 15 20 21 Emissions Removals BRAZIL PERU COLOMBIA VENEZUELA …

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year

CNN  

CNN — The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest ever recorded, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research. Destruction of the world’s largest rainforest has surged since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019 and weakened environmental protections, arguing that they hinder economic development …

Amazon rainforest losing its ability to bounce back, scientists warn
2 years, 10 months ago

Amazon rainforest losing its ability to bounce back, scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to bounce back from extreme events, raising the …

Wildfires to increase up to 30 per cent by 2050: experts
2 years, 10 months ago

Wildfires to increase up to 30 per cent by 2050: experts

The Hindu  

Exhausted firefighters have been battling blazes in northern Argentina for weeks. "At the same time, climate change is made worse by wildfires, mostly by ravaging sensitive and carbon-rich ecosystems like peatlands and rainforests," said the authors of the report. That destruction — to crops and homes, human health and the natural environment — means wildfires "disproportionately affect the world's poorest …

Wildfires getting worse globally, and governments are unprepared, U.N. report says
2 years, 10 months ago

Wildfires getting worse globally, and governments are unprepared, U.N. report says

LA Times  

Firefighters battle a blaze in a forest near the village of Kyuyorelyakh in Russia on Aug. 5, 2021. A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to a U.N. …

Wildfires will increase and worsen globally, U.N. warns
2 years, 10 months ago

Wildfires will increase and worsen globally, U.N. warns

NPR  

Wildfires will increase and worsen globally, U.N. warns Enlarge this image toggle caption Ivan Nikiforov/AP Ivan Nikiforov/AP BILLINGS, Mont. — A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to …

Explained: How nature helps fight climate change
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained: How nature helps fight climate change

The Hindu  

Smoking industrial chimneys, exhaust fumes, fires in the Amazon — yearly carbon emissions recently swelled to 12,000,000,000 tons. These natural storage solutions slow climate change far more effectively than any human technology — carbon storage factories store just 40 megatons of CO2 annually or 0.003 per cent of anthropogenic emissions. Nature struggling to keep up As humans rapidly increased their …

Amazon deforestation is stopping forest from recycling rainwater, which affects temperatures
3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon deforestation is stopping forest from recycling rainwater, which affects temperatures

ABC  

For 55 million years, heavy rain has brought life and splendour to the Amazon rainforest. Key points: Experts have stressed the impact the Amazon has on global temperatures Clear-cutting of the rainforest continued to rise last year, with over 11,000 square km of rainforest lost Brazil has joined an international pledge to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030, surprising many …

Brazil’s Amazon records least September fires in 20 years
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon records least September fires in 20 years

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon during September dropped to the lowest for the month in two decades, according to data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research. September is historically Brazil’s worst month for forest fires and, while the data is positive, environmental experts question whether the trend will be confirmed by coming …

Has Brazil’s Amazon reached a point of no return?
3 years, 3 months ago

Has Brazil’s Amazon reached a point of no return?

Al Jazeera  

On Monday, September 13 at 19:30 GMT: With the continued deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon, conservation advocates say the world’s largest tropical forest is in the midst of a tipping point that could become catastrophic for the planet’s health and the country’s Indigenous groups. Despite a ban on unauthorised fires and yet another military deployment intended to protect the forests, …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops for the 2nd month
3 years, 3 months ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops for the 2nd month

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped for the second consecutive month in August compared to the same period in 2020, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research. Forest destruction in August reached 918 square kilometers, the lowest indicator for the month since 2018 and 32% less than in 2020, …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation remains high despite slight fall
3 years, 4 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation remains high despite slight fall

Al Jazeera  

August deforestation was lower than last year, but rates remain much higher than before Bolsonaro took office. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell in August compared with the same period a year earlier, continuing a downward trend while remaining higher than before right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office. Year-to-date deforestation in Brazil remains nearly double what it was during January …

Data raises concerns as Brazil’s forest fire season begins
3 years, 5 months ago

Data raises concerns as Brazil’s forest fire season begins

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Severe drought and early data are raising concerns that this forest fire season in Brazil will see the same high levels of destruction recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. With Brazil’s forest fire season underway, the government space agency that uses satellites to monitor fires reported more area burned …

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern
3 years, 5 months ago

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking concern that nationwide destruction in 2021 will stay at the high levels recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. Brazil is home to the world’s largest rainforest and tropical wetlands — the Amazon and …

Over 10,000 Species Risk Extinction in the Event of Amazon Destruction, Report Says
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 10,000 Species Risk Extinction in the Event of Amazon Destruction, Report Says

News 18  

More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest – 35% of which has already been deforested or degraded, according to the draft of a landmark scientific report published on Wednesday. Science shows humans face potentially irreversible and catastrophic risks due to multiple crises, including climate change …

Amazon rainforest no longer ‘carbon sink’ as it now emits more than it takes in
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon rainforest no longer ‘carbon sink’ as it now emits more than it takes in

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Parts of the Amazon rainforest’s reduced capability to absorb carbon emissions could contribute to global …

Brazil’s Amazon has ‘flipped’ and now emits more carbon pollution than it sinks
3 years, 8 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon has ‘flipped’ and now emits more carbon pollution than it sinks

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Brazilian Amazon, where dense rainforest was long believed to be absorbing human-caused pollution, has …

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