Amazon: On the edge of the burnt rainforest
The flames have been smothered in the lush rainforest, but the impacts of the degradation are likely to last.
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Brazil accepts planes from Chile to fight Amazon fires
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said he has accepted four planes from Chile to help fight Amazon fires, and he accused the French president of portraying himself as "the one and only person" concerned about ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2019
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Brazil farmers deforesting Amazon 'to survive'
On his block of land deep in the Amazon rainforest, Aurelio Andrade says deforestation is the only way he and other farmers can survive in the remote region where fires are raging.
Environment
Aug 27, 2019
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Image: Amazon fires
The Amazon rainforest is burning.
Environment
Aug 27, 2019
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Deforestation could worsen Amazon rainforest fires every year
It's a giant air filter nearly as vast as the contiguous U.S. And it's been burning for weeks.
Environment
Aug 27, 2019
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Stability of Earth's climate depends on Amazonia
The Amazon basin cradles the largest rainforest in the world, and plays an essential role in regulating regional and even global climates.
Environment
Aug 26, 2019
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Thick smoke chokes Brazil's north as Amazon fires rage
Blackened tree trunks lay smoldering on the charred ground as thick smoke chokes the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, a scene of devastation that is being repeated across the "lungs of the planet."
Environment
Aug 26, 2019
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Global appetite for beef, soy fuels Amazon fires
Two of the industries involved in the infernos consuming the Amazon rainforest and drawing the attention of global powers gathered at the G7 meeting in France are familiar to diners worldwide: soy and beef.
Environment
Aug 25, 2019
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Amazon fires stir bitter dispute over who is to blame
As fires raged in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government on Thursday denounced international critics who say President Jair Bolsonaro is not doing enough to curb massive deforestation.
Environment
Aug 22, 2019
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The Amazon is burning and smoke from the fires can be seen from space
Forest fires in the Amazon are generating smoke that can be seen from space and may have caused a daytime blackout more than 1,700 miles away in the country's largest city.
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