| https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/14/amazon-fires-generate-smoke-cloud-almost-as-big-as-devastating-siberia-blaze https://www.livescience.com/amazon-rainforest-burning-fire.html What to conclude of this? The lungs of our Earth, quite the big thing to burn. What a loss for biodiversity, worldwide. With chokepoints in our environment like that, I don't think we have that brilliant of a future ahead, what do you think? Also, I've read on Twitter #PrayForAmazonia that it had lasted for two weeks already. Probably more to furnish a discussion. |
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| they need to plant more trees fast afterwards since it will contribue to global warming more if they did not do that, plants suck carboon dioxide and other greenhouse gases if i remember right whats the cause btw? is it the summer heat there cause by global warming too (vicious cycle) |
| if only there was a way to privatize & monetize the clean air produced by the rainforests there. That way they'd actually have an incentive to maintain aforementioned forests, and the rest of the world won't get to leech off the free breathable air. |
ugmon said: whats the cause btw? is it the summer heat there cause by global warming too (vicious cycle) "In addition, fires are deliberately started in efforts to illegally deforest land for cattle ranching." https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1168299/amazon-rainforest-fire-how-did-amazon-fires-start-cause-deforestation-how-long-fire "The fires blaze as the concern for the future of the Amazon is high. Since taking office in January, Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of harming the Amazon rainforest and indigenous peoples in order to benefit loggers, miners and farmers who helped get him elected." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-wildfire-parts-of-amazon-rainforest-on-fire-smoke-seen-from-space-2019-08-20/ |
| Well, the brazilian president called Merkel a socialist after Germany pulled out their money from the Amazon protection fund due to a lack of attitude from their government to protect against deforestation. When Norway (the biggest investor in the fund) went the same way as Germany, the fucker told Norway to give Germany those funds so they can reforest their country - in other words, a big fuck you to them. He also said that we in Europe deforested all of our territory, so we cannot be all mighty about theirs. He also claims there's no such thing as global warming. He is in favor of using the Amazon territory for agriculture and raising cows instead of protecting it, because he claims it's a land with great economic opportunities being left at the hand of indigenous people that don't contribute to society. Yeah, things don't look too bright over there. @ugmon they are on the southern hemisphere, it's winter over there. The Amazon forest is really humid as well, it's almost impossible to have natural fires in it. There's been so many fires that in Sao Paulo, thousands of kilometers away had 'black rain' due to the smoke and clouds that was carried away by the wind. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/08/20/sudden-darkness-befalls-sao-paulo-western-hemispheres-largest-city-baffling-thousands/?noredirect=on |
KosmonautAug 21, 2019 7:13 AM
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| That man needs to be overthrown, he's doing no one a favor. |
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| I'm disappointed I'm only hearing about this today as I heard that it's been on fire for a while. When Notre dame was on fire, it was all over the news but to have so little coverage on this is disheartening. |
| "It's not like I wanted a signature or anything...BAKA!" - A MAL user. |
| Amazon the lungs of the world? Sorry but that title belongs to the phytoplankton. Those burning sections will regrow with time unless it gets paved over of course. |
| The funny thing about this is that by decades the Amazon Forest was destroyed during leftist government and I didn't see the same fuss they are making now because the president-elect is right-wing and cut money from parasitic NGOs that did nothing about deforestation and spoke the truth about European countries whose conservation policies are rubbish. Brazil preserved forest by total area: 65% Europe preserved forests by total area: 25% USA preserved forests by total area: 14% "Farms here, forests there" The big truth is that nobody is concerned about environment (mainly the government), the solution would be privatize the forests and the owner take care of everything, since it is a public space (nobody's land) these thing will continue to happen again and again no matter who is in charge. |
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| >not being eco-fash in 2019 💁 |
 Oh maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair Or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns or our nothing places But we're trash, you and me We're the litter on the breeze We're the lovers on the streets Just trash, me and you It's in everything we do It's in everything we do |
loser_alone said: The funny thing about this is that by decades the Amazon Forest was destroyed during leftist government and I didn't see the same fuss they are making now because the president-elect is right-wing and cut money from parasitic NGOs that did nothing about deforestation and spoke the truth about European countries whose conservation policies are rubbish. Brazil preserved forest by total area: 65% Europe preserved forests by total area: 25% USA preserved forests by total area: 14% "Farms here, forests there" The big truth is that nobody is concerned about environment (mainly the government), the solution would be privatize the forests and the owner take care of everything, since it is a public space (nobody's land) these thing will continue to happen again and again no matter who is in charge. Except that the rate of deforestation has increased by 82% since just last year. Corporations with a short-term profit interest have always had a desire to cut and burn down the rainforest and thanks to soyboy Bolsonaro they are enabled more than ever to do so. |
| Yeah, how awful. But the amount of amazon rain forest we've already lost is truly staggering. Just goes to show how it's actually unbelievably huge. It's a call for all of us to wake up. |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
| man i'm just tired of hearing all this shit about the world ending, and how 'it's starting with the amazon burning' - none of us can do anything about the situation anyway. |
AnimeFreak-San said: is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps? |
| Brazil had to go ahead and elect a crazed conspiracy theorist for president that wants to plough the entire rainforest away... |
| How much time before Earth becomes the new Venus? Make ur bets. |
Anime-is-King said: Amazon the lungs of the world? Sorry but that title belongs to the phytoplankton. Those burning sections will regrow with time unless it gets paved over of course. Yeah algae are really underrated, the unsung heroes of environment. But this still really bad. RobinTheKing said: ugmon said: whats the cause btw? is it the summer heat there cause by global warming too (vicious cycle) "In addition, fires are deliberately started in efforts to illegally deforest land for cattle ranching." https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1168299/amazon-rainforest-fire-how-did-amazon-fires-start-cause-deforestation-how-long-fire Of course it's self-interest again. |
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| Through fire, nature is reborn. Fire not only destroys but makes anew, and sometimes even stronger. Lets hope things that permit this haven't been able to take the space of that rebirth though or it may suppress it. |
| "In the end the World really doesn't need a Superman. Just a Brave one" |
| Does that mean Earth has lung cancer? |
Anime-is-King said: Amazon the lungs of the world? Sorry but that title belongs to the phytoplankton. Those burning sections will regrow with time unless it gets paved over of course. It is true that phytoplankton produce almost all of the oxygen we breathe, but that isn't to say that destroying the amazon rainforest wouldn't have devastating worldwide consequences, and the forest simply would not grow back, at least not anywhere close to its full extent, due to fertile soil erosion. |
Lobinde said: It is true that phytoplankton produce almost all of the oxygen we breathe, but that isn't to say that destroying the amazon rainforest wouldn't have devastating worldwide consequences, and the forest simply would not grow back, at least not anywhere close to its full extent, due to fertile soil erosion. I think the biggest benefit of the Amazon that it sucks up the CO2, does phytoplankton do that as well as trees? If not, we need both of them. There's not much point have oxygen at 21% if the CO2 is at a poisonous level. |
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| A glacier in iceland also got fully melted and now this...feels bad. https://www.sciencealert.com/iceland-just-held-a-funeral-for-the-first-glacier-killed-by-climate-change it hurts. :( |
| Sad news but this is a wake up call about how much of the environment we're destroying all around the world. It's easier to think about short term gains and ignore the long term problem, even I'm guilty of it at times. Eventually the problem will be too big to ignore and it'll be too late by then, either us or our family will have to face the consequences. |
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| I found this article https://www.forte.jor.br/2019/08/06/generais-dizem-que-pais-esta-sob-ataque-indireto-de-nacoes-estrangeiras/ it's about ex-general Villas-Boas saying the foreign nations attacking Brazil. they're saying no one knows amazons more then this ex-general Translate it with google if you don't speak Portuguese it's great. |
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 oh no amazon rainforest burning better sell amazon stonks |
| Once the rainforest and other natural habitats are gone, they're gone for good. Should be taking the upmost care of them. If you want to reduce the world's carbon emissions on a global scale, have everyone switch to nuclear power. It's the cleanest and most powerful alternative atm. |
| Warning: Nuclear energy is not reliable long term sustainability relative to veg/nature (the topic). Its considered the cleanest until some error turns it into one of the longest and worst kinds of contaminants in nature. Its like saying if you really want to reduce the world's carbon emissions on a global scale, have everyone stop living. That would work short term but long term..defeats the purpose (until we have complete control over the variable) |
| "In the end the World really doesn't need a Superman. Just a Brave one" |
| he's turned down a bunch of money from the G7 countries to help. He really is a twat. Essentially putting his ego ahead of the forest/air quality. |
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| The guy laughed on facebook at a meme someone made comparing his wife with Macron's wife, saying 'don't humiliate him'. Is he a nobody or is he the president? Really, what an ass. He is diverging attentions to Macron now, so people will think he and Brazil are being persecuted by the international community. He must've had some classes with Trump. |
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| The Amazon rainforest is not the ''lungs of the earth'', it uses the same amount of oxygen that it produces, btw the Amazon rainforest serves as a climate regulator. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
| International community: we need to save 20% of the world's oxygen Bolsonaro: no International community: why Bolsonaro: nation-state's rights International community: ... |
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Bolsonaro going scorched earth.  If he wanted to be a truly great leader he should take their money in cash form and drop it from a helicopter into the fire. |
SoverignAug 31, 2019 1:40 PM
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| I can't help but think this is an attempt to interfere or possibly invade another country under the guise of saving the environment.Because it seems strange that this is now getting media attention when slash and burn fires have been going on for who knows how many decades. I remember as a kid hearing how this many square acres or miles are burned each day in the rain forest. If I was the president of Brazil I would tell those countries trying to butt in "how about they fix their own environment, forests and other shit before trying to interfere in what Brazil is doing". |
| When I first read the title I was afraid that Amazon was having logistic trouble and my stuff would be late, thank god its only a few trees burning. |
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Nytesoul said: RobinTheKing said: "The fires blaze as the concern for the future of the Amazon is high. Since taking office in January, Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of harming the Amazon rainforest and indigenous peoples in order to benefit loggers, miners and farmers who helped get him elected." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-wildfire-parts-of-amazon-rainforest-on-fire-smoke-seen-from-space-2019-08-20/ God damn it... greed will be the death of us all. Bullshit. Globalist all over want his head. His a nuance to them. I am not surprised by the accusation at all. |
MonadSep 10, 2019 10:50 AM
ezikialrage said: I can't help but think this is an attempt to interfere or possibly invade another country under the guise of saving the environment.Because it seems strange that this is now getting media attention when slash and burn fires have been going on for who knows how many decades. I remember as a kid hearing how this many square acres or miles are burned each day in the rain forest. If I was the president of Brazil I would tell those countries trying to butt in "how about they fix their own environment, forests and other shit before trying to interfere in what Brazil is doing". It's about the guy in power. They want to remove him, he annoys them in the same way Trump annoys them and we saw how obsessed they are against him. Basically globalist that control big media all over the world trying to remove another country leader that isn't following their agenda and making a big circus out of some fires. |
Monad said: It's about the guy in power. They want to remove him, he annoys them in the same way Trump annoys them and we saw how obsessed they are against him. Basically globalist that control big media all over the world trying to remove another country leader that isn't following their agenda and making a big circus out of some fires. Except it took 3 weeks for the fires to get any media coverage at all. You are the people who cry about a black mermaid in a film like it means judgment day is here, but when the planet's lungs are burning up you wonder what the big deal is. |
Zoldra0 said: r fdfMonad said: It's about the guy in power. They want to remove him, he annoys them in the same way Trump annoys them and we saw how obsessed they are against him. Basically globalist that control big media all over the world trying to remove another country leader that isn't following their agenda and making a big circus out of some fires. Except it took 3 weeks for the fires to get any media coverage at all. You are the people who cry about a black mermaid in a film like it means judgment day is here, but when the planet's lungs are burning up you wonder what the big deal is. Black Mermaid? Am i suppose to know what you are talking about? Yeah! for another catchy media phrase to use. "Planets lungs". Sounds so critical and catchy. So i guess if we could make the Amazon magically disappear completely, the next day everything will start collapsing and earth will become a living hell. I mean you can't live without lungs at all can you? |
| Eat lesser meat products, citizens of the earth! |
| ITT, people don't know the difference between limited deforestation and a complete removal of regulations on said deforestation Also didn't realize the anime community had so many temporarily embarrassed millionaires |
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| Let it all burn, consume till its all gone, destruction and apocalyptic realities inc circa 2080 |
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