What is causing the Amazon rainforest wildfires?
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What is causing the Amazon rainforest wildfires?
Description
August 21, 2019
According 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.
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What is causing the Amazon rainforest wildfires?01:35 | August 21, 2019 -
Power grid reliability risks rising as demand outpaces new supply: NERC report01:54 | February 7, 2026 -
Carney cancels EV mandate, announces buyer incentives in Canada’s new auto strategy03:57 | February 5, 2026 -
Fisheries gearing up to protect whales01:55 | February 3, 2026 -
Groundhog Day 2026: Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring03:59 | February 2, 2026 -
‘I’ll be staying out the water’: Australian locals avoid water after 4 shark attacks in 2 days02:43 | January 20, 2026 -
Chile wildfires: At least 16 dead as out-of-control blazes leave thousands homeless01:39 | January 18, 2026 -
China unveils 80-storey-high escalator system to cut commute in mountainous county00:39 | January 15, 2026 -
Bird enthusiasts flock to Montreal for Canadian-first sighting02:09 | January 11, 2026 -
Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano pours lava, fountains reach up to 20 feet high01:07 | January 11, 2026 -
What N.L. has learned after its devastating wildfire season02:29 | December 25, 2025 -
Poilievre vows to approve pipeline to west coast no matter who objects if he’s elected01:38 | December 18, 2025 -
What was Canada’s top weather story of 2025?02:13 | December 18, 2025 -
Canada unveils methane reduction rules01:59 | December 16, 2025 -
Canada announces new methane reduction rules for landfills, oil and gas sector05:08 | December 16, 2025 -
Floodwaters recede in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, but more rain expected01:36 | December 15, 2025 -
How are Western Canada farmers delivering record harvests despite climate change?02:26 | December 15, 2025 -
B.C. floods force evacuations, road closures02:09 | December 11, 2025 -
Grin and bear it: Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Award winners revealed00:36 | December 11, 2025 -
‘Cheap political stunt’: Liberals vote against Poilievre’s pipeline motion01:54 | December 9, 2025 -
Conservative motion puts pressure on Liberals’ energy promises01:58 | December 8, 2025 -
Along the Northwest B.C. coast, experts ‘take the conduct of the ship away from the master’12:14 | December 7, 2025 -
Environmental groups decry Liberal pipeline memorandum01:57 | November 28, 2025 -
Meteorological winter is almost upon us – here’s what Canadians can expect02:41 | November 25, 2025 -
COP30: No new fossil fuel promises at UN climate talks02:06 | November 22, 2025 -
Severe flooding hits northern Italy; rescue operations underway01:09 | November 17, 2025 -
New Brunswick’s Sisson Mine faces environmental opposition after getting fast-track approval02:02 | November 14, 2025 -
Environmentalists raise alarm over Canada’s proposed major infrastructure projects02:01 | November 14, 2025 -
COP30: Indigenous demonstrators block entrance, youth protest climate inaction02:02 | November 14, 2025 -
Seal escapes pod of orcas by jumping on photographer’s boat01:43 | November 14, 2025 -
Health Matters: Disposal of ostriches at B.C. farm completed02:27 | November 14, 2025 -
Matthew Perry House hosts ‘Live Loud LIVE’ concert for mental health in Toronto02:19 | November 10, 2025
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What is causing the Amazon rainforest wildfires?01:35 | August 21, 2019
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Power grid reliability risks rising as demand outpaces new supply: NERC report01:54 | February 7, 2026
-
Carney cancels EV mandate, announces buyer incentives in Canada’s new auto strategy03:57 | February 5, 2026
-
Fisheries gearing up to protect whales01:55 | February 3, 2026
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Groundhog Day 2026: Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring03:59 | February 2, 2026
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‘I’ll be staying out the water’: Australian locals avoid water after 4 shark attacks in 2 days02:43 | January 20, 2026
-
Chile wildfires: At least 16 dead as out-of-control blazes leave thousands homeless01:39 | January 18, 2026
-
China unveils 80-storey-high escalator system to cut commute in mountainous county00:39 | January 15, 2026
-
Bird enthusiasts flock to Montreal for Canadian-first sighting02:09 | January 11, 2026
-
Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano pours lava, fountains reach up to 20 feet high01:07 | January 11, 2026
-
What N.L. has learned after its devastating wildfire season02:29 | December 25, 2025
-
Poilievre vows to approve pipeline to west coast no matter who objects if he’s elected01:38 | December 18, 2025
-
What was Canada’s top weather story of 2025?02:13 | December 18, 2025
-
Canada unveils methane reduction rules01:59 | December 16, 2025
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Canada announces new methane reduction rules for landfills, oil and gas sector05:08 | December 16, 2025
-
Floodwaters recede in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, but more rain expected01:36 | December 15, 2025
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How are Western Canada farmers delivering record harvests despite climate change?02:26 | December 15, 2025
-
B.C. floods force evacuations, road closures02:09 | December 11, 2025
-
Grin and bear it: Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Award winners revealed00:36 | December 11, 2025
-
‘Cheap political stunt’: Liberals vote against Poilievre’s pipeline motion01:54 | December 9, 2025
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Conservative motion puts pressure on Liberals’ energy promises01:58 | December 8, 2025
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Along the Northwest B.C. coast, experts ‘take the conduct of the ship away from the master’12:14 | December 7, 2025
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Environmental groups decry Liberal pipeline memorandum01:57 | November 28, 2025
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Meteorological winter is almost upon us – here’s what Canadians can expect02:41 | November 25, 2025
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COP30: No new fossil fuel promises at UN climate talks02:06 | November 22, 2025
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Severe flooding hits northern Italy; rescue operations underway01:09 | November 17, 2025
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New Brunswick’s Sisson Mine faces environmental opposition after getting fast-track approval02:02 | November 14, 2025
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Environmentalists raise alarm over Canada’s proposed major infrastructure projects02:01 | November 14, 2025
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COP30: Indigenous demonstrators block entrance, youth protest climate inaction02:02 | November 14, 2025
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Seal escapes pod of orcas by jumping on photographer’s boat01:43 | November 14, 2025
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Health Matters: Disposal of ostriches at B.C. farm completed02:27 | November 14, 2025
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Matthew Perry House hosts ‘Live Loud LIVE’ concert for mental health in Toronto02:19 | November 10, 2025
What is causing the Amazon rainforest wildfires?
Description
August 21, 2019
According 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.
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