Tag: climte change

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 16:11 UTC

  Amazon deforestation soared 85% in twelve months of 2019, Brazil's Space Research

  

  Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85% in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data showed Tuesday. The 9,166 square kilometers cleared was the highest number in at least five years, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research.