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Fire hazard: Children struggle to breathe as smoke chokes Amazon city
At Porto Velho health centres, lines of concerned parents waiting to get treatment for their children have lengthened as Amazon fires have escalated.
As fires ravage the Amazon, indigenous tribes pray for protection
Tens of thousands of forest fires have been recorded in the Amazon during this year's dry season, the most in at least a decade.
www.nytimes.com
‘It’s really close’: How the Amazon rainforest could self-destruct
Climate change and man-made fires could set off a cycle of self-perpetuating deforestation, scientists warn.
www.cbc.ca
Amazon wildfires threatening isolated Indigenous tribes, say advocates
The wildfires ripping through the rainforest in the heart of South America have heightened the existing threats faced by the Amazon's Indigenous Peoples, including tribes that exist in isolation from the outside world, according to advocates.
www.newyorker.com
Jair Bolsonaro, the Trump ally who is allowing the fires in the Amazon in Brazil to burn
As fires have surged in the Amazon, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s disdain for environmental-protection measures has drawn international attention.
Experts explain how the Brazilian wildfires became so devastating and what can be done to save the rain forest
The eyes of nations around the globe are currently focused on the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, where wildfires are wreaking havoc.
www.theatlantic.com
The land battle behind the fires in the Amazon
The Amazon fires could fuel the decades-long fight that indigenous people have waged for their land.
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