Brazil's Amazon fires could cause disastrous climate change impact

About 77,000 fires have been recorded across Brazil over the last 12 months. A map from NASA shows those fires across South America.
Satellite imaging also shows the amount of carbon monoxide those fires have produced this month alone. In less than two weeks, they have pushed the levels by nearly two thirds.
Carbon monoxide plays a huge role in air pollution and climate change.
The Amazon is often referred to as the "lungs of the earth" because of the amount of carbon dioxide it absorbs and oxygen it produces, basically supplying more than 20 percent of the world's oxygen.
But with this much fire, the worry is the Amazon rainforest may no longer be able to help offset climate change.
Daniel Schweimler reports from Porto Velho in the northwestern state of Rondonia, and Erika Berenguer, a senior biodiversity research associate at the University of Oxford, talks to Al Jazeera about Brazil's Amazon crisis.

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[suzimanipur]

Lowest point of politics ever in human history 😡😡

[largemouthbassman]

This is what happens when people elect a right wing government anywhere.

[CleversonSantos]

Blá blá blá... Bolsonaro doesnt give a fig for internacional opnion... it is inside Brazils boundaries, What happens here is our concern. If people are so worried about carbon stop buying petrol...

[VaidyatheDr]

Earth will suffer from 20% oxygen deficiency

[DJTerrisMist]

All the climate predictions were based off best case scenarios. They didn't take into consideration the amazon going up in flames when they say 12 years this or by 2050 that. Worse case scenario looks like it's right around the corner.

[comrade]

Is Africa not so important also, its been burning for the past weeks but no one is reporting about it or even aid

[pynkhrawmarwein]

There is only news report but no country is stepping forward to protect the forest. This shows how united the world is towards nature. All NGO'S globally should start a rally pressuring their own government to pool in the amount of money needed to revive the Amazon.

[BobQuigley]

64%, 162 million Brazilians self identify as Roman Catholic. Pope Francis, from Argentina, has made it clear where the church stands on the environment. Where are the church leaders on this critical issue? What is the church doing to mobilize these 162 million?

[Retani]

The Amazon rainforest is a treasure for humanity, which must be preserved at all costs, and this Brazil has been doing, despite its size with some responsibility. But I see a certain hypocrisy of developed countries, the largest polluters on the planet who destroyed their own forests, killed indigenous people, enslaved and subjugated peoples in the past, now turn their eyes to Brazil.

[rosemolenaar]

Many people understand the seriousness of the problem.
Unfortunately, too little is being done by governments around the world .

[Retani]

There are many big business like the Norwegian giant Hydro that used "clandestine untreated effluent discharge piping" in a set of Muripi river springs and many other countries exploring and mining the amazon.

[loveyou]

Honesty it must suck because Brazil cant use the land, which is understandable because if we have no rain forest then the world would basically turn on its head. What other countries should do is give a portion of money to Brazi for taking on this huge responsibility of protecting the worlds lungs and maintaining it. If world leaders ask "Why should Brazi get this money" i would respond with " Because they deserve the money for being the care takers of the worlds lungs, as long as they use the money to develop their country while maintaining and protecting the Amazon and also providing for the people of Brazil.

[sameephamal]

That's the last thing world want to see...Every thing been done already which hurt this planet..

[umpamusic]

Bt y df the world countries arnt sending any help to stop these fires

[cardude]

Some endangered species might go extinct.

[HmongGuitarPlayer]

It’s a rain forest right?so where’s the rain

[noirto]

Nothing to see here, just capitalism at work, increase the perceived economic value of the land by increasing it's productivity.

[gentil]

There is something wrong here... European Union pledges 30 million to help fight the fire... Thanks..but for the Notre Dame fire.. Europe pledges 1 billion... Europe cares that much for the environment Just help Evo morales he is doing more than any of the other countries affected by the fire.. Evo is in negotiations to buy a new supertanker.. That is probably 400 million?

[peace-vp]

Solution to this problem is purchase the land by the world countries or parshaly build the wall and use camar contract with Brazil by un

[GreatSageSunWukong]

International sanctions on Brazil now and put that man in the hague for crimes against humanity