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Amazon Expedition: The harsh reality of those living near the fires
The fires and deforestation in the Amazon have a devastating impact on the forest, biodiversity, and the global climate. We have seen news, articles, and documentaries about it.
But little is told about...
Climate crisis fires burning from the Amazon and Turkey to California
From Turkey to Brazil, and Russia to the US, we’re seeing fires consuming our forests, killing wildlife and threatening our woodlands’ ability to trap and store carbon, a defense against the climate...
Role of Amazon as Carbon Sink Declines: Nature study
Amazonia hosts the Earth’s largest tropical forests and has been shown to be an important carbon sink. This carbon sink seems to be in decline, however, as a result of factors such...
The Eye Of Fire In The Gulf Of Mexico Wasn’t The Only Time The Ocean Caught Fire This Year
Remember the fire that happened in the Gulf of Mexico a few days ago? This wasn’t the first ocean fire of this year and definitely not the last. So far, there were three in...
Tons of toxic microplastics are covering Sri Lanka’s western coastline
Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst environmental disasters in its history after tons of plastic pellets have washed ashore near its capital devastating kilometers of pristine beaches and threatening marine...
Conservation Agreements Help Preserve Andean Ecosystems
Andean ecosystems are under threat from unsustainable agricultural and rangeland management practices, fire, deforestation, and over exploitation of natural resources. To overcome this challenge, Peru and Ecuador have put in place Conservation...