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Deforestation wiped out 8% of Amazon in 18 years: study

Paula Ramon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 05:28 AM

SAO PAULO - Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out eight percent of the world's largest rainforest, according to a study released Tuesday. Read more »

Record fires ravage Brazil's Amazon and Pantanal regions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 03:11 PM

A record high number of fires scorched Brazil's Amazon and Pantanal wetlands last month, official data showed on Sunday, as deforestation and climate change wreaked havoc on some of the planet's most valuable ecosystems.   Read more »

Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation could spark new diseases

Fabio Zuker, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 16 02:56 AM

As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest, felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans, researchers say: pandemic diseases. Read more »

Fires in Brazil's Amazon the worst in a decade, data shows

Jake Spring, Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 02:27 AM

BRASILIA - Fires in Brazil's Amazon increased 13 percent in the first nine months of the year compared with a year ago, as the rainforest region experiences its worst rash of fires in a decade, data from space research agency Inpe showed on Thursday. Read more »

Fires 'poisoning air' in Amazon: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 06:27 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rampant fires in the Amazon are "poisoning the air" of the world's biggest rainforest, causing a sharp rise in respiratory emergencies in a region already hit hard by Covid-19, said a study published Wednesday. Read more »

Thousands rescued from destructive forest fires in southern France

Clemence Fournival and Clara Lalanne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 06:08 AM

Almost 3,000 people were evacuated Tuesday night, some by boat, from homes and camping sites near Marseille in southern France as forest fires tore through 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of vegetation. Read more »

Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 07:59 AM

Amazon forest fires in Brazil increased by 19.5 percent in June compared to the same month last year, making it the worst June in 13 years, authorities revealed on Wednesday.   Read more »

Brazil's president accuses Leonardo DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires

Marcelo Teixeira and Eduardo Simões, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 11:49 AM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader's latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern. Read more »

Burning issue: Indonesia fires put palm oil under scrutiny

Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 02:24 PM

A brutal Indonesian forest fire season that left Southeast Asia choking in smog has renewed scrutiny of major palm oil and paper companies, with activists accusing them of breaking promises to halt logging. Read more »

'This is earth not Mars': Blood red skies unsettle Indonesians

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 05:45 PM

While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood-red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air. Read more »

Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 12:31 AM

Indonesia has arrested nearly 200 people over vast forest fires ripping across the archipelago, police said Monday, as toxic haze sends air quality levels plummeting and sparks flight cancellations.   Read more »

Singapore smog worst in 3 years, as forest fires rage in Indonesia

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 08:42 PM

Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "unhealthy" levels on Saturday for the first time in three years, data from the National Environment Agency (NEA) showed, threatening to deepen a regional dispute over forest fires. Read more »

Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state as fires burn

Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 02:24 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has sent half a million face masks to its eastern state of Sarawak, where air pollution levels have spiked amid worsening forest fires in neighboring Indonesia, authorities said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Global appetite for beef, soy fuels Amazon fires

Morgann Jezequel, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 09:03 PM

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.   Read more »

Amazon fires: How celebrities are spreading misinformation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 06:17 AM

Many high-profile figures seeking to denounce the fires have either shared photographs of the region that are years old or images taken in other parts of the world. Read more »

Protests to greet G7 leaders, as they talk Amazon fires, trade

Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 24 08:09 PM

Trump faces a mass protest outside the Atlantic resort of Biarritz where the summit is taking place. Read more »

Amazon fires prompt alarm in Europe, and anger at Brazil’s government

Richard Pérez-Peña and Matina Stevis-Gridneff, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 24 01:42 AM

The fires have prompted a widespread backlash against Brazil and its far-right president, who wants to open more rainforest to farming and ranching. Read more »

‘Lungs of the Earth’: 5 things to know about the Amazon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 04:03 AM

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world, covering 5.5 million square kilometers, an ecological treasure threatened by escalating deforestation and forest fires. Read more »

Without evidence, Bolsonaro claims NGOs could be burning the Amazon

Eduardo Simões, Reuters
Posted at Aug 21 11:51 PM

Bolsonaro's comments are likely to enrage critics, who have become increasingly concerned by his administration's attitudes toward the Amazon rainforest. Read more »

Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires

Lisandra Paraguassu, Reuters
Posted at Aug 21 12:33 PM

BRASILIA - 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 INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy. Read more »