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"Wanders Off...": Russian Media Mocks Biden For Avoiding Ukraine Question
US President Biden held a press conference in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's Manaus but took no questions about America's decision to clear Ukraine to use its long-range missiles to strike inside Russia.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Fires In Brazil's Amazon Rainforest In August Highest Since 2010
The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing the biome.
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Ban On Fires, Military Redeployment: Bolsonaro's Amazon Rainforest Plan
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday issued a broad 120-day ban on unauthorized outdoor fires as the country suffered its worst drought in decades ahead of the annual burning season in the Amazon rainforest.
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World's Largest Wetland, Brazil's Pantanal, Burns From Above And Below
The world's largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil's Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons evaporate, leaving flammable deposits underground that can continue to smolder long after visible flames die down.
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Tropical Rainforest Doesn't Catch Fire, Amazon Is Burning Is A Lie: Brazil President
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said it is a "lie" that fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest, despite data from his own government showing the number of blazes is rising.
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Brazil President Accuses "Cool Guy" Leonardo DiCaprio Of Giving Money "To Torch" The Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader's latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern.
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Deforestation In Amazon At Decade High, Surpassed 10,000 Square KM: Data
Brazil on Thursday released revised statistics showing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest surpassed 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) in the year to July 2019, the highest in more than a decade.
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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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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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Why Is Jair Bolsonaro Wary Of Foreign Amazon Aid? Ask Brazil's Military
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's furious reaction to foreign criticism of his handling of Amazon fires reflects the sacred place the vast region occupies in the minds of Brazil's military, for whom the rainforest is almost a raison d'etre.
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Brazil President's Son Heads To US To "Thank" Trump For Amazon Support
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son and hopeful ambassador to the United States is set to travel to Washington Friday to thank Donald Trump for his support during the crisis surrounding the fires in the Amazon rainforest.
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Brazil's Burning Ban Takes Effect As Amazon Fires Rage
A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil takes effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon and data showing hundreds of new blazes in the rainforest.
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Brazil Bans Burning For 2 Months In Fight Against Amazon Fire
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Wednesday to ban burning throughout the country for two months, government sources cited in local media said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry.
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Brazil Announces South American Meeting On Amazon, Accepts Chile's Help
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that South American countries would meet to determine a common policy in defense of the Amazon rainforest, and took another swipe at France for an offer of $20 million in aid.
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"Wanders Off...": Russian Media Mocks Biden For Avoiding Ukraine Question
US President Biden held a press conference in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's Manaus but took no questions about America's decision to clear Ukraine to use its long-range missiles to strike inside Russia.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Fires In Brazil's Amazon Rainforest In August Highest Since 2010
The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing the biome.
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Ban On Fires, Military Redeployment: Bolsonaro's Amazon Rainforest Plan
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday issued a broad 120-day ban on unauthorized outdoor fires as the country suffered its worst drought in decades ahead of the annual burning season in the Amazon rainforest.
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World's Largest Wetland, Brazil's Pantanal, Burns From Above And Below
The world's largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil's Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons evaporate, leaving flammable deposits underground that can continue to smolder long after visible flames die down.
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Tropical Rainforest Doesn't Catch Fire, Amazon Is Burning Is A Lie: Brazil President
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said it is a "lie" that fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest, despite data from his own government showing the number of blazes is rising.
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Brazil President Accuses "Cool Guy" Leonardo DiCaprio Of Giving Money "To Torch" The Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader's latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern.
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Deforestation In Amazon At Decade High, Surpassed 10,000 Square KM: Data
Brazil on Thursday released revised statistics showing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest surpassed 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) in the year to July 2019, the highest in more than a decade.
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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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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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Why Is Jair Bolsonaro Wary Of Foreign Amazon Aid? Ask Brazil's Military
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's furious reaction to foreign criticism of his handling of Amazon fires reflects the sacred place the vast region occupies in the minds of Brazil's military, for whom the rainforest is almost a raison d'etre.
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Brazil President's Son Heads To US To "Thank" Trump For Amazon Support
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son and hopeful ambassador to the United States is set to travel to Washington Friday to thank Donald Trump for his support during the crisis surrounding the fires in the Amazon rainforest.
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Brazil's Burning Ban Takes Effect As Amazon Fires Rage
A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil takes effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon and data showing hundreds of new blazes in the rainforest.
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Brazil Bans Burning For 2 Months In Fight Against Amazon Fire
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Wednesday to ban burning throughout the country for two months, government sources cited in local media said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry.
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Brazil Announces South American Meeting On Amazon, Accepts Chile's Help
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that South American countries would meet to determine a common policy in defense of the Amazon rainforest, and took another swipe at France for an offer of $20 million in aid.
