(Link in bio) . By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Privacy Policy Nobody is doing nothing for our largest rainforest in the world ! Yesterday, #AmazonRainforest started to trend on Twitter and Instagram has been filling with calls for action to stop the fires. . Many critics say the policies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are to blame for the increase in deforestation and fires. To put that in perspective, that’s double the number of fires from last year and we’re not even in September yet (when parts of Brazil inch closer to their summer). Add this post to your story, keep sharing updates, tag friends, family and influencers. "Any pattern of deforestation requires an understanding of the context of which it's happening," Gray said. The Amazon is burning and smoke from the fires can be seen from space, First candidate for an extragalactic planet identified, Software program Allchemy identifies prebiotic synthesis of biochemical compounds from primordial precursors, The realization of active microscale Marangoni surfers, Photopyroelectric microfluidics developed by researchers, Frequency of combined droughts and heatwaves has substantially increased in western U.S. over past 50 years, Southern California 4.6 quake at 06:39UTC about 20 miles from here, Carnian Pluvial Episode newly identified mass extinction event, Planetary collision that formed the Moon made life possible on Earth, Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are free features that allow you to receive your favorite sci-tech news updates in your email inbox. Ninguém está dizendo uma palavra! You can be assured our editors closely monitor every feedback sent and will take appropriate actions. Amazon rainforest fire: G7’s £16million pledge ‘isn’t enough’ says MEP, Amazon fires: Greed and money are fuelling the fiery destruction, World's lungs are not aflame but Amazon fire is a crisis claims expert, Australian mammals 'disappearing faster than anywhere else', Climate change: Arctic ice to vanish by 2044 and humans are to blame, Venice DOOMED: Italian city will ‘drown’, says expert amid flooding. Currently, Sills is working with Gray to use remote sensing to examine the impacts of timber concessions on deforestation rates in Indonesia. 4. Express. Think about the things you eat. First off, we sort of need the Amazon to survive on this planet. Why are the Amazon fires such a big deal? "Landowners believe the government is going to stop enforcing environmental regulations, so they're setting fires without paying much attention to fire breaks or timing.". Burning releases it immediately though.”. . From August to October 2019, preliminary figures indicate there are now double the number of areas with deforestation warnings compared to the same period in 2018. The government of Brazil has changed its policy on deforestation. Faced with anti-government protests and international backlash, Bolsonaro's administration has deployed troops in the Amazon to combat the fires and has issued a decree temporarily banning the use of fire to clear land throughout the country. The Amazon is on fire: Wildfires continued to burn at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.