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The Amazon is in trouble
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airiefairieSatellite data shows Amazon deforestation rising under Brazil's Bolsonaro
The deforestation of the tropical rainforest in the Amazon has reached the fastest rates in a decade last month, satellite data shows. The experts believe the indiscriminate destruction of the forest is encouraged by the loosened environmental regulations under new president Bolsonaro. The NASA's Brazilian counterpart, INPE, and the DETER satellite system have registered a 739 sq km of deforestation in May alone, usually the first of the three months where deforestation tends to increase after the end of the wet season. This is a significant uptick from the 550 sq km in 2015, and almost double the rate from two years ago.
If the trend persists, this would indeed be a terrible year for the Amazon. It all depends on how much control would be exercised by the police for the next couple of months.
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The deforestation of the tropical rainforest in the Amazon has reached the fastest rates in a decade last month, satellite data shows. The experts believe the indiscriminate destruction of the forest is encouraged by the loosened environmental regulations under new president Bolsonaro. The NASA's Brazilian counterpart, INPE, and the DETER satellite system have registered a 739 sq km of deforestation in May alone, usually the first of the three months where deforestation tends to increase after the end of the wet season. This is a significant uptick from the 550 sq km in 2015, and almost double the rate from two years ago.
If the trend persists, this would indeed be a terrible year for the Amazon. It all depends on how much control would be exercised by the police for the next couple of months.
( Read more... )
