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Amazon deforestation in Brazil plunges 31% to lowest level in 9 years
Fires are widespread across South America this year, worsening air pollution and health impacts. In Brazil, fires outside the ...
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
According to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, ...
Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon
Brazil’s Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before ...
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Deforestation remains low, but fires surge in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
In Brazil, fires outside the Amazon have been particularly severe in the Pantanal and Cerrado. Scientists have warned that the combination of deforestation, forest degradation, and climate change ...
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New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland
New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland. Trump campaigns with Packers legend Brett Favre at rally in Green Bay ...
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Amazon deforestation drops to nine-year low, says Brazil
Yearly deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by almost a third since August 2023, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, plummeting to a nine-year low after historic droughts and ...
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Wildfires ranging across Brazil's Pantanal wetlands
Wildfires are raging across the Pantanal tropical wetlands in southern Brazil, one of the most biodiversity ... say ravaged millions of hectares in the Amazon rainforest in August.
The New Threat to Brazil’s Forests: Chemicals
Authorities use satellites to track deforestation caused by chain saws or fire. Now criminals are using chemicals to degrade ...
Artist's Massive Mural Highlights Devastating Climate Disasters
The 38-year-old's self-described "artivism"—combining activism with art—doesn't stop at the mural. He collected materials directly from sites impacted by climate disasters, including ashes from the ...
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Alert: New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a ...
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Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon
The estimate comes from the National Institute for Space Research, which tracks Brazil's official deforestation rate. This surge in fire comes one year before the Amazon city of Belem will host ...
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New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil's Amazon have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland
That’s five times larger than the forest fires of 2019 when, under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, rampant destruction of the Amazon made headlines worldwide. The estimate comes from the National ...