wildfires
As Amazon fires rage, Bolsonaro wants more Indigenous land for business
August 30, 2019Bolsonaro claims Indigenous land reserves hinder business interests: “Indians don’t have a (political) lobby, they don’t speak our language, but they have managed to get 14% of our national territory.”
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Disastrous Alaskan wildfires could permanently alter forest composition
August 28, 2019From the Amazon to the last frontier of Alaska, fire season is raging on both sides of the equator and bringing with the flames long-term effects that could permanently alter the diverse ecosystems of both regions.
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Smoke shelters in Seattle for ‘new normal’ summer fires
June 20, 2019The move is in response to several years marked by thick smoke hanging over the city from summer wildfires, which officials and scientists have unequivocally connected to the slow-motion of the effects of climate change.
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Environmental emergency as wildfire chokes Mexico City
May 15, 2019Smoke from wildfires caused air pollution to reach levels well above what the World Health Organization(WHO) considers safe.
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Early season wildfire threatens homes, buildings in Oregon
March 20, 2019An early-season wildfire near Lyons, Oregon burned 60 acres and forced dozens of homes to evacuate Tuesday evening.
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