Published 2 years ago

Worst September on record for Amazon deforestation

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Satellite monitoring showed 1,455 square kilometers (562 square miles) of forest cover was destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon last month. The area is equivalent to 25 times the size of Manhattan, and the worst for September since the program was launched in 2015. The previous record for September was also under Bolsonaro: 1,454 square kilometers in 2019.

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The Hindu

Brazilian Amazon deforestation breaks September record

In the latest worrying news on the rainforest, satellite monitoring showed 1,455 square kilometers of forest cover was destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon last month.

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits September record as fires spike

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest affected the largest area for a September since current records began, government data from last month showed on Friday, as fires in the region surged to their highest level in more than a decade.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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RTÉ

Worst September on record for Amazon deforestation

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke the monthly record for September, according to official figures, triggering calls from environmentalists to vote far-right President Jair Bolsonaro out of office later this month.

2 years ago·Ireland

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National Post

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits September record as fires spike

SAO PAULO — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest affected the largest area for a September since current records began, government data from last month…

2 years ago·Canada

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The Straits Times

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits September record as fires spike

Data showed that 1,455 sq km were cleared in the Amazon last month, up 48% from a year ago.

2 years ago·Singapore

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UOL

Amazon deforestation has a record for the month of September, according to the INPE

A floresta amazônica perdeu 1.454 km² de floresta em setembro, de acordo com o levantamento mensal feito pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe). É a pior marca mensal de desmate para um mês de setembro desde que o instituto iniciou a série histórica, em 2015.O total de desmate no mês equivale a pouco menos que uma cidade de São Paulo e representam 1 km² a mais do que o registrado no mês de setembro de 2019, o primeiro sob a gestão…

2 years ago·Brazil

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