temperatures. since january almost 73,000 acres have been ravaged by fires, an 83% of increased damage since last year. there is a new fire in the amazon every minute. the cause of the fire is unclear but a research institute has stated that the increase is directly related to deliberate deforestation. the intense fire sent smoke and soot thousands of miles away, plunging sao paulo into midday darkness. if that s not climate change, what is? brazilian president jair bo bolsonaro has accused, quote, left wing, nongovernmental organizations of setting the fires and claims the media is trying to undermine his government. who does he sound like?
that s an 83% increase in damage compared to the same period last year. there were fires last year. on tuesday, the same institute said it registered a new fire in the amazon every minute. the cause of the fires is unclear, but the amazon environmental research institute has stated that a recent increase in the number of fires is directly related to deliberate deforestation. the intense fires sent smoke and soot thousands of miles away, plunging brazil s largest city, there it is, midday darkness. if that s not climate change in your face, what is? brazil s president bolsonaro, a figure elected on the promise to open the amazon to development, has rebuffed the public outcry over the fires. he s accused left-wing nongovernmental organizations of setting the fires, and claimed that the media is exploiting the situation to undermine his government. who does he sound like? french president emmanuel macron who is hosting the g-7 this week, calls the wildfires an international crisis, tweeti
the lungs of the planet. the amazon is home to a tenth of all species of animals on the earth. also home to a million indigenous people. it also helps absorb massive amount of carbon dioxide. since january, almost 73,000 acres have been ravaged by fires. that s an 83% increase in damage compared to the same period last year. there were fires last year. on tuesday, the same institute said it registered a new fire in the amazon every minute. the cause of the fires is unclear, but the amazon environmental research institute has stated that a recent increase in the number of fires is directly related to deliberate deforestation. the intense fires sent smoke and soot thousands of miles away, plunging brazil s largest city there it is, midday darkness. if that s not climate change in your face, what is? brazil s president bolsonaro, a figure elected on the promise to
in order to please the president, maybe get in line with his economic policies. not clear. but certainly this is a manmade wildfire in a expense we haven t seen before in the amazon. this is seeing day turn into night. i m going to read from your piece in nbc news. it is not often you can pinpoint one person as the culprit for something on this scale, but the midday darkness is the direct result of the presidency. he is accused of being too affectionate to the amazon. he compared to rain forest to a virgin that others should get to. he said people should go to the bathroom every other day to offset the environmental damage. he fired the head of an agency collecting satellite images of deforestation and is now baselessly claiming that ngos are burning down the rain for to hurt his career. i don t know what else there is