- Re: Amazon on fire. Archived Message
- Amazon on fire. - johnlilburne August 20, 2019, 7:27 pm
Posted by Mary
on August 21, 2019, 9:03 am, in reply to "Amazon on fire."
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Coincidence or a natural occurrence as a result of climate change? 'The increase in wildfires has occurred since controversial president Mr Bolsonaro took office in January. He vowed to develop the Amazon region for farming and mining, ignoring international concern over increased deforestation.' Amazon burning: Forest fires on the rise at record rate, space agency warns The surge in rainforest fires raises concerns over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy. https://news.sky.com/story/amazon-burning-forest-fires-on-the-rise-at-record-rate-space-agency-warns-11790264 Bolsonaro - '"I used to be called Captain Chainsaw. Now I am Nero, setting the Amazon aflame. But it is the season of the queimada," he told reporters.' |
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