Post by Andrei Tchentchik on Jan 23, 2020 13:24:49 GMT 2
(.#A.022).- The Amazon rainforest goes up in smoke, August 24, 2019.
The Amazon rainforest goes up in smoke.
Saturday, August 24, 2019.
The largest rainforest on the planet is facing fires more violent than ever since Monday, August 19, 2019.
It occupies 40% of the area of South America and is spread over nine countries. 2254 km of forests were destroyed in Brazil in July because of agriculture, livestock, the construction of dams and infrastructure, the mining industry, forest fires and timber traffic. Deforestation thus increased by 278% compared to July 2018.
The black cloud of smoke is visible from space, captured by NASA over the Amazon is immense. The French media '' Brut '' determined what its scope would be if it were in others if it were in other parts of the world.
2,500 new fires have been reported in Brazil since Wednesday, August 21, 2019.
75,336 forest fires have been recorded in Brazil since January 2019.
The area of Amazonia is 5.5 million square km. There are 30,000 species of plants, 2,500 fish, 1,500 birds, 500 mammals and 550 reptiles. Since 1999, 2,200 species of plants or animals have been discovered there.
Why is the Amazon rainforest the "lung of the planet" ?
The term refers to the great forests of the Earth that produce oxygen from the air and synthesize atmospheric CO2 through photosynthesis. The term is misleading because, unlike lungs that absorb oxygen and release CO2, the Amazonian forest does the opposite.
Climate change has given it a new importance as CO2 synthesis is now essential to address the exacerbated carbon dioxide emissions of humans.
F I N.
The Amazon rainforest goes up in smoke.
Saturday, August 24, 2019.
The largest rainforest on the planet is facing fires more violent than ever since Monday, August 19, 2019.
It occupies 40% of the area of South America and is spread over nine countries. 2254 km of forests were destroyed in Brazil in July because of agriculture, livestock, the construction of dams and infrastructure, the mining industry, forest fires and timber traffic. Deforestation thus increased by 278% compared to July 2018.
The black cloud of smoke is visible from space, captured by NASA over the Amazon is immense. The French media '' Brut '' determined what its scope would be if it were in others if it were in other parts of the world.
2,500 new fires have been reported in Brazil since Wednesday, August 21, 2019.
75,336 forest fires have been recorded in Brazil since January 2019.
The area of Amazonia is 5.5 million square km. There are 30,000 species of plants, 2,500 fish, 1,500 birds, 500 mammals and 550 reptiles. Since 1999, 2,200 species of plants or animals have been discovered there.
Why is the Amazon rainforest the "lung of the planet" ?
The term refers to the great forests of the Earth that produce oxygen from the air and synthesize atmospheric CO2 through photosynthesis. The term is misleading because, unlike lungs that absorb oxygen and release CO2, the Amazonian forest does the opposite.
Climate change has given it a new importance as CO2 synthesis is now essential to address the exacerbated carbon dioxide emissions of humans.
F I N.
