Amazon Wildfires
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Warplanes dump water as Brazil fights fires ravaging the AmazonNearly 80,000 fires have been registered across Brazil through Aug. 24, the highest since at least 2013, according to space research agency INPE.EnvironmentAug 25, 2019
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G7 nations close to agreeing on how to fight Amazon wildfires: MacronHe said the G7 countries comprising the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Britain and Canada, were finalizing a possible deal on "technical and financial help."EnvironmentAug 25, 2019
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Amazon fires turn atmosphere from green to red with carbon monoxide in NASA animationNASA noted that pollutants can travel great distances, and that carbon monoxide in particular can remain in the atmosphere for as long as a month.EnvironmentAug 23, 2019
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It’s not just the Amazon — wildfires have been burning around the worldWildfires are burning in several other parts of the world, including Spain, Greece, Siberia and Alaska.Aug 23, 2019
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Sao Paulo shrouded in darkness as Amazon rainforest continues to burnAccording to Global News meteorologist Ross Hull, a few factors came together at "just the right moment" to place Sao Paulo under a shroud of darkness.WorldAug 20, 2019
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