Conflagrations in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have become a topic of high level international and national concern -- with backlash that could affect Brazil's global standing and trade. Dozens of fires are affecting different parts of the Amazon -- they are more severe than in previous years. In just a week, 9,507 new fires were detected and affected at least 32 natural reserves and 36 indigenous lands. Flights throughout the Amazon were suspended today because smoke affected visibility, and hospitals in the region are reporting an influx of patients with smoke inhalation related complications. (
Amazon fires burning Bolsonaro (Aug. 23, 2019)
Amazon fires burning Bolsonaro (Aug. 23…
Amazon fires burning Bolsonaro (Aug. 23, 2019)
Conflagrations in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have become a topic of high level international and national concern -- with backlash that could affect Brazil's global standing and trade. Dozens of fires are affecting different parts of the Amazon -- they are more severe than in previous years. In just a week, 9,507 new fires were detected and affected at least 32 natural reserves and 36 indigenous lands. Flights throughout the Amazon were suspended today because smoke affected visibility, and hospitals in the region are reporting an influx of patients with smoke inhalation related complications. (