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Biden Visits Amazon, The Jungle That Nearly Killed Teddy Roosevelt
Joe Biden on Sunday will be the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon -- the vast tropical rainforest that nearly killed a predecessor, Teddy Roosevelt, after he left office.
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Amazon Rainforest Tribe's Secret To Healthy Life And Slow Ageing Revealed
The Tsimanes, consisting of 16,000 people, live a fully subsistence lifestyle, relying on hunting, foraging and farming to survive.
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Starlink Brings Internet To Remote Tribe. They Get Hooked To Porn
In the dense Amazon rainforest, which stretches for thousands of miles, lives an Indigenous, remote tribe that speaks its language, and has a different culture preserved for several millennia.
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3,000-Year-Old City Hidden In Amazon Rainforest Discovered
The city and its extensive road network were discovered by a LiDAR survey carried out in 2015. The results were published recently.
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"Before Dying, Their Mom Told Them...": Children's 40-Day Jungle Nightmare
"I'm hungry" and "my mom is dead" were the first words uttered by the four children missing for 40 days in the Colombian jungle when they were found, members of the rescue group said in a televised interview Sunday.
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"Absolute Survival": Days After Plane Crash, Children Found Alive In Forest
Four Indigenous children were found alive Friday after spending more than a month lost in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a small plane crash, President Gustavo Petro announced.
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''Ate Worms, Drank Urine'': Man Shares How He Survived In Amazon Forest For 31 Days
Following his rescue, Mr Acosta recounted how he kept himself alive in the forest and what hardships he had to go through.
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Amazon Deforestation Hits New Record In 2022, Area 5 Times Size Of New York Destroyed
In the last few decades, the existence of the rainforest has come under intense threat as the land is cleared and converted, largely for cattle ranching and farming.
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Brazil's Amazon Rainforest's Deforestation Worst In At Least 6 Years
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 15% in March from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday, but even with that dip it was enough to drive the most destruction during the first quarter in at least six years.
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Amazon Rainforest Close To Tipping Point, Damage Could Trigger "Dieback": Study
In recent years, widespread deforestation and burning of agriculture has taken its toll on the Amazon rainforest.
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Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Highest Since 2008: Official
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil surged to nearly 10,000 square kilometers in the year to July 2019 -- the highest in more than a decade, officials said Monday.
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Nearing Tipping Point: What You Need To Know About Amazon Forest Fires
As Brazil and the world mobilize soldiers and finances in response to a wave of wildfires in the Amazon, far more is at stake than Brazil's international reputation.
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"Reforest Europe," Says Brazil As It Rejects G7 Aid To Fight Amazon Fires
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies."
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Firefighting In Amazon Battles Environment, Politics
Millions of dollars in aid are being pledged. Hundreds of soldiers are heading into the jungle. The Amazon is burning - and the world has taken notice.
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Amazon Rainforest Fire: Amazon Rainforest Is Ablaze, Turning Day Into Night In Brazil
Huge tracts of the Amazon, which serves as the lungs of the planet by taking in carbon dioxide, storing it in soils and producing oxygen, are ablaze. Smoke from the widespread fires has turned day into night in Sao Paulo, and intensified a controversy over the Brazilian government's land use policies.
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Biden Visits Amazon, The Jungle That Nearly Killed Teddy Roosevelt
Joe Biden on Sunday will be the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon -- the vast tropical rainforest that nearly killed a predecessor, Teddy Roosevelt, after he left office.
-
Amazon Rainforest Tribe's Secret To Healthy Life And Slow Ageing Revealed
The Tsimanes, consisting of 16,000 people, live a fully subsistence lifestyle, relying on hunting, foraging and farming to survive.
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Starlink Brings Internet To Remote Tribe. They Get Hooked To Porn
In the dense Amazon rainforest, which stretches for thousands of miles, lives an Indigenous, remote tribe that speaks its language, and has a different culture preserved for several millennia.
-
3,000-Year-Old City Hidden In Amazon Rainforest Discovered
The city and its extensive road network were discovered by a LiDAR survey carried out in 2015. The results were published recently.
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"Before Dying, Their Mom Told Them...": Children's 40-Day Jungle Nightmare
"I'm hungry" and "my mom is dead" were the first words uttered by the four children missing for 40 days in the Colombian jungle when they were found, members of the rescue group said in a televised interview Sunday.
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"Absolute Survival": Days After Plane Crash, Children Found Alive In Forest
Four Indigenous children were found alive Friday after spending more than a month lost in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a small plane crash, President Gustavo Petro announced.
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''Ate Worms, Drank Urine'': Man Shares How He Survived In Amazon Forest For 31 Days
Following his rescue, Mr Acosta recounted how he kept himself alive in the forest and what hardships he had to go through.
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Amazon Deforestation Hits New Record In 2022, Area 5 Times Size Of New York Destroyed
In the last few decades, the existence of the rainforest has come under intense threat as the land is cleared and converted, largely for cattle ranching and farming.
-
Brazil's Amazon Rainforest's Deforestation Worst In At Least 6 Years
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 15% in March from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday, but even with that dip it was enough to drive the most destruction during the first quarter in at least six years.
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Amazon Rainforest Close To Tipping Point, Damage Could Trigger "Dieback": Study
In recent years, widespread deforestation and burning of agriculture has taken its toll on the Amazon rainforest.
-
Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Highest Since 2008: Official
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil surged to nearly 10,000 square kilometers in the year to July 2019 -- the highest in more than a decade, officials said Monday.
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Nearing Tipping Point: What You Need To Know About Amazon Forest Fires
As Brazil and the world mobilize soldiers and finances in response to a wave of wildfires in the Amazon, far more is at stake than Brazil's international reputation.
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"Reforest Europe," Says Brazil As It Rejects G7 Aid To Fight Amazon Fires
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies."
-
Firefighting In Amazon Battles Environment, Politics
Millions of dollars in aid are being pledged. Hundreds of soldiers are heading into the jungle. The Amazon is burning - and the world has taken notice.
-
Amazon Rainforest Fire: Amazon Rainforest Is Ablaze, Turning Day Into Night In Brazil
Huge tracts of the Amazon, which serves as the lungs of the planet by taking in carbon dioxide, storing it in soils and producing oxygen, are ablaze. Smoke from the widespread fires has turned day into night in Sao Paulo, and intensified a controversy over the Brazilian government's land use policies.
