Amazon Fires: Turning Forests to Ashes

Record fires are raging in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, with more than 2,500 fires currently burning. They are collectively emitting huge amounts of carbon, with smoke plumes visible thousands of kilometers away.

Why does the amazon matter?

  • Biodiversity hot spot: The Amazon - 60% of which is in Brazil - is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is considered a biodiversity hot spot, with many unique species of plants and animals.
  • Lungs of the World: The dense jungle absorbs a huge amount of the world’s carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas believed to be the biggest factor in climate change. Thus, preserving ....
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