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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez Donate $100 Million To Rebuild Maui After Devastating Wildfires
Ms. Sanchez took to social media to announce that she and the former Amazon CEO are ''heartbroken'' by the destruction and are creating a fund to help the Hawaiian island ''get back on its feet.''
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Brazil, Elon Musk Discuss Using SpaceX Satellites to Monitor Amazon Rainforest, Connectivity Projects
Brazil has initiated discussions with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to have SpaceX satellites monitor wildfires and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
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'This Much He Makes In Minutes': Jeff Bezos Roasted For Australia Wildfire Donation
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' Instagram post announcing $690,000 towards the Australian bushfires relief efforts has drawn social media ire with many claiming that the amount he donated pales in comparison to otherwealthy contributors
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Indonesia Rainforest Fires Surge, Concerns Rise About Global Warming
The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
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Amazon Nations Meet In Indigenous Hut At Colombia Over Forest Protection
Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on measures to protect the world's biggest rainforest, under threat from wildfires and rampant deforestation.
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H&M Halts Leather Purchases From Brazil After Amazon Wildfires
H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Thursday it had stopped purchasing leather from Brazil for the time being due to environmental concerns highlighted by Amazon wildfires.
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Amazon's "Tallest Tree" Safe From Fires, Say Scientists
Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the Amazon's tallest tree in northern Brazil, untouched by a spate of wildfires that have raged in the rainforest for weeks.
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Amazon Forest Faces Threat From Fires, Mining, Land Occupation And Logging
Raging wildfires have drawn the world's attention to the Amazon but immolation is just one of the dangers facing the world's largest rain forest, environmental experts across the region say.
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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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"Respond To Call Of Forest": G7 To Give $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires
The G7 will give $20 million (18 million euros) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said Monday.
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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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G7 To Help Nations Hit By Amazon Fires: French President Emmanuel Macron
World leaders at the G7 summit have agreed to help the countries affected by the huge wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest as soon as possible , French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.
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The Amazon Is In Flames. But Brazil's Past Can Show The Path Forward.
Just over 16 years ago, on a sweltering day along the southeastern fringe of the Amazon forest, we sat down to catch our breath on a half-burnt log. Plumes of smoke on the horizon wafted to the sky, and the sound of chainsaws whirred in the distance. We couldn't have known that we were sitting in a time and place that was rapidly approaching peak d...
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Amazon Rainforest Burning: Brazil Reports Record Forest Fires
Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil's space research center INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy.
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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez Donate $100 Million To Rebuild Maui After Devastating Wildfires
Ms. Sanchez took to social media to announce that she and the former Amazon CEO are ''heartbroken'' by the destruction and are creating a fund to help the Hawaiian island ''get back on its feet.''
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Brazil, Elon Musk Discuss Using SpaceX Satellites to Monitor Amazon Rainforest, Connectivity Projects
Brazil has initiated discussions with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to have SpaceX satellites monitor wildfires and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
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'This Much He Makes In Minutes': Jeff Bezos Roasted For Australia Wildfire Donation
Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' Instagram post announcing $690,000 towards the Australian bushfires relief efforts has drawn social media ire with many claiming that the amount he donated pales in comparison to otherwealthy contributors
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Indonesia Rainforest Fires Surge, Concerns Rise About Global Warming
The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
-
Amazon Nations Meet In Indigenous Hut At Colombia Over Forest Protection
Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on measures to protect the world's biggest rainforest, under threat from wildfires and rampant deforestation.
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H&M Halts Leather Purchases From Brazil After Amazon Wildfires
H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Thursday it had stopped purchasing leather from Brazil for the time being due to environmental concerns highlighted by Amazon wildfires.
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Amazon's "Tallest Tree" Safe From Fires, Say Scientists
Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the Amazon's tallest tree in northern Brazil, untouched by a spate of wildfires that have raged in the rainforest for weeks.
-
Amazon Forest Faces Threat From Fires, Mining, Land Occupation And Logging
Raging wildfires have drawn the world's attention to the Amazon but immolation is just one of the dangers facing the world's largest rain forest, environmental experts across the region say.
-
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.
-
"Respond To Call Of Forest": G7 To Give $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires
The G7 will give $20 million (18 million euros) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said Monday.
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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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G7 To Help Nations Hit By Amazon Fires: French President Emmanuel Macron
World leaders at the G7 summit have agreed to help the countries affected by the huge wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest as soon as possible , French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.
-
The Amazon Is In Flames. But Brazil's Past Can Show The Path Forward.
Just over 16 years ago, on a sweltering day along the southeastern fringe of the Amazon forest, we sat down to catch our breath on a half-burnt log. Plumes of smoke on the horizon wafted to the sky, and the sound of chainsaws whirred in the distance. We couldn't have known that we were sitting in a time and place that was rapidly approaching peak d...
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Amazon Rainforest Burning: Brazil Reports Record Forest Fires
Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil's space research center INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy.
