Fires Have Burned 3 Percent of Amazon Rainforest in 12 Years, NASA SaysThe size of the Amazon rainforest has been shrinking - and not just because of traditional deforestation.Trumbull, Mark
NASA’s ECOSTRESS sensor measured the stress levels of plants when it passed over the Peruvian Amazon rainforest on August 7, 2019. The map reveals that the fires were concentrated in areas of water-stressed plants (brown). The pattern points to how plant health can impact the spread of fir...
A satellite image of fires burning in the Brazilian states of Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso, on Aug. 13. Multiple blazes are burning in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, adding to a year of record fire numbers, according to the country's space agency. Environmental Activists Under ...
While the Amazon rainforest is typically wet and humid, July and August -- the onset of the dry season -- are the region's driest months, with "activity" typically peaking by early September and stopping by mid-November, according toNASA. Fire is often used to clear out the land f...
mall fires in the Amazon rainforest are having ahuge impact A new satellite imaging techniquehas allowed scientists to see Amazonian fires1(burn) beneath the jungle canopy(树冠), calledunderstory fires(下层植被火灾)". They were 2(previous) difficult to detect. These fires destroy severaltimes ...
The Amazon rainforest. A newNASAstudy shows that over the last 20 years, the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has been drying out, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought. It also shows that this increase in dryness is primarily the...
Amazon rainforest fires ADRIANO MACHADO / REUTERS Devastation caused by a fire in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 21, 2019. In Brazil alone, there have been more than 73,000 fires in the first eight months of 2019 – more than an 80% increase compared to 2018. ...
16.3.1.1 Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is globally recognized as one of the greatest and richest tropical forests in terms of area and biodiversity (Malhi et al., 2008). It is also known as a myriad of streams and rivers converging to form the Amazon River, the largest river in...
D Fires across the Brazilian Amazon have caused an intermational outery for preservation of the world's largest rainforest.What roles does the Amazon play in regulating the world's climate?While it's commonly said that the Amazon produces 20% of the world's oxygen, climate scientists say th...
mall fires in the Amazon rainforest are having a huge impact. A new satellite imaging technique has allowed scientists to see Amazonian fires1 (burn) beneath the jungle canopy (树冠), called“understory fires (下层植被火灾 )". They were 2(previous) difficult to detect. These fires destroy se...