Amazon deforestation 1975 to 2012.
Satellite aerial view of amazon rainforest deforestation.
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The amazon region is facing the combined threats of deforestation burning to clear land and one of the highest rates of covid 19 mortality on the planet amongst its human inhabitants.
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Satellite images of brazil s amazon rainforest in june show thousands of fires raging as dry season approaches with conservationists warning that the region could be on track for a repeat of last.
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On august 23 at 17 35 pacific time the line and bar chart showing deforestation in the brazilian amazon was.
Striking changes in two satellite images of the amazon rainforest between 1972 and 2012 from space.
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Within a few years large scale deforestation dropped by roughly 50 percent.
By 2012 forest clearing was down nearly 80 percent or roughly 5 000 square kilometers 1 900 square miles per year.
Deforestation of amazon rainforest accelerates amid covid 19 pandemic.
As the rainforest is illegal cleared by fires logging and clearcutting to make space for cattle ranching or soy farming researchers are racing to catchup search close.
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