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Fires in Amazon rainforest up 28% to 6,803 in July, worrying experts

Environmentalists worry at the rise because August traditionally marks the beginning of the fire season in the region

Amazon deforestation hits highest level in 5 years, 829 sq km deforested

On Friday, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said that deforestation in the Amazon increased by 91 sq km compared to the same period last year, reports Xinhua news agency

Doctor working with Amazon tribe tests positive for coronavirus

The doctor, who has not been named, had returned from vacation on March 18 to work with the Tikunas, a tribe of more than 30,000 people who live in the upper Amazon

At least 18 killed, 30 others missing as boat sinks in Brazilian Amazon

The ferry was taking passengers up the Jari River, a tributary of the Amazon, when it suddenly began to tip over on Saturday at around dawn

10 things that reminded us in 2019 it was time we acted on climate change

Amazon wildfire, cyclones, hurricanes, water crisis and rising pollution were only some of the many natural and man-made disasters we face last year

Year in Review: Amazon fire to Baghdadi killing, top global events of 2019

Days before we enter the new year, 2020, Business Standard looks back at the top global events that made headlines and drew attention in 2019

Amazon deforestation highest ever on record, climbs over 100% in November

Destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest totaled 563 square km (217.38 square miles) in November, 103 per cent more than in the same month last year

Amazon forest fires melting glaciers over 2,000 km away in Andes: Study

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that aerosols from biomass burning, such as black carbon, can be transported by wind to tropical Andean glaciers

Cutting the branch we sit on

In India, almost every tree has a story running through it. The banyan, the fig tree, the eucalyptus - all trees are sacred because of their association with a divinity.

Amazon fires down 35.5% in Sept compared to August, but spread elsewhere

Scientists say the vast rainforest is a bulwark against global warming, as its lush vegetation absorbs heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Fires still erupting in Amazon; number of blazes in Brazil up 45% from 2018

The flames and smoke have disrupted life for many and attracted widespread attention in recent weeks

Amazon fires releasing CO2 stored in forests, impacting global climate: ESA

Burning continues in the Amazon despite a 60-day ban on land-clearing fires that was announced last month by President Jair Bolsonaro

H&M halts purchase of leather from Brazil due to Amazon wildfires

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Thursday it had stopped purchasing leather from Brazil for the time being due to environmental concerns highlighted by Amazon wildfires.

Number of fire outbreaks in Brazil's Amazon basin keep surging despite ban

In the first 48 hours since the ban was issued, satellite data from INPE showed 3,859 new outbreaks of fire, of which some 2,000 were concentrated in the Amazon region.

Bolsonaro says Macron must withdraw insults before Brazil accepts G7 aid

The Amazon forests have been hit with this decade's worst blaze. Brazil's handling of the fires has led to ill-feeling between the two Presidents

Brazil govt open to foreign aid for fighting Amazon fires: Spokesman

The essential point is that this money, on entering Brazil, will be under the control of the Brazilian people

Disarray in France

The G-7 summit reveals the deep divisions in the global order

'Use funds to reforest Europe': Brazil rejects G7 aid to fight Amazon fires

A top official told French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of 'his home and his colonies.'

Don't hold your breath: Amazon fires aren't depleting Earth's oxygen supply

There's enough oxygen in the air to last for millions of years, and the amount is set by geology rather than land use

Amazon is still on fire: 4 essential reads on Brazil's vanishing rainforest

Environmental researchers explain how farming, big infrastructure projects and roads drive the deforestation that's slowly killing the Amazon