Aug 23, 2019

Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning





Dobie pulled a smashed sandwich out of his bag, 
looked up at the towering columns of smoke and flame. 
“Biggest I’ve ever seen.”
“She’s a romper,” Rowan agreed, “but you know what they say 
about Alaska. 
Everything’s bigger. 
Fuel up. We’ve got a long way to go.”


Chasing Fire 





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Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change.

The fires are burning at the highest rate since the country's space research center, the National Institute for Space Research (known by the abbreviation INPE), began tracking them in 2013, the center said Tuesday.