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The Amazon rainforest, often hailed as the “lungs of the Earth,” is facing a dire threat from an unexpected source: wildfires raging through its untouched, old-growth forests. Despite a decrease in deforestation rates in 2023, a new survey reveals a staggering 152% increase in these devastating fires compared to the previous year.
Paradoxical problem of Amazon wildfire
While deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has decreased, the escalating threat of [...]
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The Amazon rainforest, often hailed as the “lungs of the Earth,” is facing a dire threat from an unexpected source: wildfires raging through its untouched, old-growth forests. Despite a decrease in deforestation rates in 2023, a new survey reveals a staggering 152% increase in these devastating fires compared to the previous year.
Paradoxical problem of Amazon wildfire
While deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has decreased, the escalating threat of wildfires presents a [...]
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced with another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last year compared with 2022, despite a drop of 16% in the total number of fires throughout the Amazon and a 22% drop in deforestation.
In an analysis of satellite images, the [...]
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Summary
There was a 152% increase in wildfires in old-growth Amazon forest areas in 2023 due to prolonged drought, despite an overall decrease in deforestation.
The fires have detrimental impacts on carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions, public health, and forest resilience.
Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced with another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far [...]
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced with another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last year compared with 2022, despite a drop of 16% in the total number of fires throughout the Amazon and a 22% drop in deforestation.
In an analysis of satellite images, the [...]
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced with another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last year compared with 2022, despite a drop of 16% in the total number of fires throughout the Amazon and a 22% drop in deforestation.
In an analysis of satellite images, the [...]
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced by another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction.
An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last year compared with 2022, despite a drop of 16% in the total number of fires throughout the Amazon and a 22% drop in deforestation.
In an analysis of satellite images, [...]
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced by another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last year compared with 2022, despite a drop of 16% in the total number of fires throughout the Amazon and a 22% drop in deforestation.
In an aalysis of satellite images, the [...]
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced by another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last year compared with 2022, despite a drop of 16% in the total number of fires throughout the Amazon and a 22% drop in deforestation.
Although the rate of deforestation in the [...]
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Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced by another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last...
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