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Amazon Fires Viewed From the Outer Space

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 08.26.2019 09:06 AM

The wildfire in the Amazon has grown big that astronauts become a witness to it from space. The wildfire in the Amazon has indeed grown into record numbers and it has been going on for days.

Is the Brazilian President Responsible for the Burning Amazon?

08.22.2019 09:12 AM

Criticism of the Brazilian president is coming from various platforms and outlets. The Amazon is on fire and its burning at an unprecedented rate. The National Institute for Space Research, or Inpe, said its satellite data shows an 84 percent increase from this time last year, citing that nearly 370 square miles had been lost in June alone.

Amazonian Tribe Stalls Big Oil’s Plans

05.24.2019 09:31 AM

The Waorani have protected half a million acres of their territory from potential drilling. The World's fight for the rainforests has been long and tiresome.

Amazon Rainforest Has High Resilience To Deforestation As Bristol Researchers Discover

05.31.2017 03:03 AM

Researchers from the University of Bristol have found the evidence that Amazon rainforest is far more resilient to deforestation than previously estimated.

Brazil Looking For Private Company To Monitor Deforestation In Amazon Rainforest

05.09.2017 00:53 AM

Brazil's Ministry of Education is currently looking for a company that would look out for the Amazon rainforest.

Study Suggests That Vast Part Of Amazon Rainforest Was Ocean Before

05.08.2017 04:48 AM

Odd as it may sound but a result of a study from a team of researchers showed that a vast part of the Amazon Rainforest was an ocean before.

Heavy Precipitation in Tropical Rainforest Related to Carbon Exchange, Study Finds

04.26.2017 14:59 PM

Researcher finds that a heavy precipitation in the rainforest has played the major role in the increase of the carbon dioxide uptake.

The Amazon Suffers Self-Amplified Forest Loss; Could Turn 38 Percent Into Savanna

03.15.2017 19:09 PM

Experts observed an extensive dieback circle and forest loss in the Amazon. Vicious drought and lack of rain further increase the problem.

Ancient Pre-Columbian People helped The Amazon Rainforest To Form Shape

03.03.2017 21:02 PM

Most biologically diverse rain forest once used to be the home of pre-Columbian peoples. Scientists found that those pre-Columbian peoples made the Amazon rainforest in shape. They have cultivated more than 85 of plants those were used as foods, shelter or other purposes

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