Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate, research center says

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By: CNN Newsource
Via kristv Corpus Christi
Posted: 7:36 AM, Aug 21, 2019 Updated: 9:07 AM, Aug 21, 2019

Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. The fires are burning at the highest rate since the country's space research center, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), began tracking them in 2013, the center said Tuesday...more than an 80% increase compared with the same period last year.

The Amazon is often referred to as the planet's lungs, producing 20% of the oxygen in the earth's atmosphere. It is considered vital in slowing global warming, and it is also home to uncountable species of fauna and flora. Roughly half the size of the US, it is the largest rainforest on the planet.

Dramatic images and videos on social media show giant plumes of smoke rising from the greenery, and lines of fire leaving blackened waste in their wake.

The smoke has reached all the way to Sao Paolo, more than 1,700 miles away. Images from the city show the sky pitch black in the middle of the afternoon, the sky and sun blanketed by smoke and ash.


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[Iliyah]

1. Bad news . . .

[bronxiteforever]

2. Incredibly. Bolsonaro is just a horrible person.

[Duppers]

3. If it's not burning, it's being cut.

And most of US public doesn't know, doesn't care, or think it's any of their business.

Then there's the... "But what can WE do?" There's a lot the US could do, especially if we had a president and a public who is aware of what's happening.

6 steps you can take to help save the Amazon and the world's rainforests...

1) Reduce your paper and wood consumption. ...
2) Reduce your oil consumption.
3) Reduce your beef consumption.
4) Hold businesses accountable.
5) Invest in rainforest communities. ...
6) Support the grassroots, such as the Rainforest Action Network.

Go to link for more explanation....
Rainforest Action Network is an effective, hard-hitting organization. In 1985, RAN launched a nationwide boycott of Burger King, which was importing cheap beef from tropical rainforest countries. Two years later, Burger King canceled thirty-five million dollars worth of beef contracts and agreed to stop importing beef from the rainforest.
RAN then led a global consumer boycott against Mitsubishi, which resulted in Mitsubishi committing to unprecedented environmental reviews of their business activities. Most recently, as a result of a two year campaign led by RAN, the nation's top home improvement retailers and largest home builders agreed to phase out the sale and use of wood from the Earth's endangered forests.

https://www.adventure-life.com/amazon/articles/what-can-i-do

[bronxiteforever]

4. +1 thanks for posting this Duppees!

[Duppers]

5. My pleasure.

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Rather like you, this is my #1 issue and it helps me to think our actions might buy a bit of time for our unfortunate offspring.

I've a 32yo son who's lifespan will be cut short due to warming & destruction of the planet's life supporting environments. I'd like to think our actions might give him a few more months.
(And yes, I've accepted the worst case scenario, already cried for months and grieved. Folks should read about our situation & stop having kids.)


Our friend, The_jackalope,
posted this a few weeks ago...