Amazon Rainforest
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Amazon forest fires melting glaciers over 2,000 km away: Study
Science | November 29, 2019 17:05 ISTFires in the Amazon rainforest are melting glaciers more than 2,000 kilometres away in the Andes mountain range in South America, according to a study.
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Explained: Why is Amazon rainforest drying up
Fyi | November 07, 2019 8:57 ISTNot many are aware of the fact that the Amazon rainforest absorbs billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year through photosynthesis — the process plants use to convert CO2, energy and water into food. By removing CO2 from the atmosphere, the Amazon helps to keep temperatures down and regulate climate.
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Amazon rainforest is drying up since 2 decades, says NASA
Science | November 07, 2019 8:34 ISTThe Amazon rainforest, also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. The study by NASA has revealed shocking facts about the drying up of the Amazon rainforest.
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Arrows and smartphones: daily life of Amazon Tembe tribe
World | October 05, 2019 21:21 ISTDaily life in the remote Tembe indigenous villages in the Amazon jungle of Brazil mixes tradition and modernity.
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H&M stops buying Brazilian leather over Amazon fires
Business | September 06, 2019 14:57 ISTThe announcement of the temporary ban is the second to hit Brazil after a spike in rainforest fires this year drew global outcry, reports nytimes.com.
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Explained | The causes and risks of the Amazon fires
Fyi | August 25, 2019 22:03 ISTFires have been breaking out at an unusual pace in Brazil this year, causing global alarm over deforestation in the Amazon region. The world’s largest rainforest is often called the “lungs of the earth.” Here’s a look at what’s happening:
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The Amazon is burning: 4 things that explain why it’s a man-made disaster
Fyi | August 28, 2019 15:39 ISTBrazil has long struggled to preserve the Amazon, sometimes called the “lungs of the world” because it produces 20% of the world’s oxygen. Despite the increasingly strict environmental protections of recent decades, about a quarter of this massive rainforest is already gone – an area the size of Texas.
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The Amazon rainforest is on fire, and visuals are really scary | Watch
News | August 22, 2019 18:57 ISTSmoke from the wildfires in the Amazon forest, combined with the cold weather, turned Sao Paulo dark in the height of daytime on Monday.
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