Animals, plants and humans would all face dire consequences if the Amazon rainforest vanished, experts say.
Published 12:16 PM EDT Aug 28, 2019Fires that have been ravaging the region have prompted global concern about the impact on the planet's climate and wildlife – and raised questions about whether the world could survive with a devastated Amazon.
One way it does this is by absorbing carbon dioxide, a heat-trapping gas that's a significant cause of global warming. Although fire activity in the Amazon varies considerably from year-to-year and month-to-month, this August stands out because it has brought a noticeable increase in large, intense and persistent fires burning along major roads in the central Brazilian Amazon, said Douglas Morton of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.Nearly half of the 77,000 fires that have burned across Brazil this year have been in the Amazon region.
The Amazon is home to more wild plants and animals than any other place on earth," said Jana Gamble of the Amazon Aid Foundation. "Also, 400-500 indigenous tribes call the Amazon rainforest their home."
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