- About one-fifth of the Amazon has been cut and burned in Brazil. Scientists warn that losing another fifth will trigger the feedback loop known as dieback, in which the forest begins to dry out and burn in a cascading system collapse, beyond the reach of any subsequent human intervention or regret. https://theintercept.com/2019/07/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-indigenous-conservation-agribusiness-ranching/ 18 comments worldnews
- About one-fifth of the Amazon has been cut and burned in Brazil. Scientists warn that losing another fifth will trigger the feedback loop known as dieback, in which the forest begins to dry out and burn in a cascading system collapse, beyond the reach of any subsequent human intervention or regret. https://theintercept.com/2019/07/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-indigenous-conservation-agribusiness-ranching/ 14 comments worldnews
- On the Front Lines of Bolsonaro’s War on the Amazon, Brazil’s Forest Communities Fight Against Climate Catastrophe https://theintercept.com/2019/07/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-indigenous-conservation-agribusiness-ranching/ 3 comments politics
Linking pages
- The Amazon Rainforest Is About To Cross An Irreversible Threshold That Will Turn It Into A Savanna, Top Scientists Say | IFLScience https://www.iflscience.com/environment/the-amazon-rainforest-is-about-to-cross-an-irreversible-threshold-that-will-turn-it-into-a-savanna-top-scientists-say/ 591 comments
- The terrifying legacy of David Koch | The Week https://theweek.com/articles/860632 51 comments
- Brazil Is a Bigger Threat Than Either Iran or China | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/154547/brazil-bigger-threat-either-iran-china 10 comments
- Amazon Rainforest Fire: Bolsonaro Is Unsurprisingly Refusing Foreign Aid | GQ https://www.gq.com/story/bolsonaro-keeps-amazon-burning 4 comments
- Economic models of climate change costs are setting us up for disaster | The Week https://theweek.com/articles/850637/deadly-hidden-risks-within-most-prominent-economic-model-climate-change 3 comments
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