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Thousands of fires ravage Amazon rainforest - most started intentionally
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August 23, 2019
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August 23, 2019
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893
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8:55Now PlayingBrazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has denied he ever blamed NGO’s for starting fires in the Amazon claiming yesterday’s remarks were only raising suspicions. (Subscribe)
With a record number of fires blazing across the rainforest – environmentalists are blaming the President himself for encouraging loggers and farmers to clear more land. And the reason they are worried – the Amazonian rainforest is a vital source of carbon which helps slow down global warming.
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