Amazon Rainforest Fire May Affect Your Health
Many netizens have been calling on government leaders, especially in Brazil, to better protect the Amazon. The call comes after reports emerged about the ongoing wildfires that damaged large parts of the rainforest.
Ecologists and advocates also highlighted the potential impacts of losing the rainforest and how it can contribute to the climate crisis. But people should also know the negative effects of the ongoing Amazon fire in the human body.
The wildfires blazing in “the planet’s lungs” can also damage yours. The world population gets nearly 20 percent of its oxygen from the Amazon but the growing fire may soon cut supply of clean air and deliver harmful effects.
Environmental advocates claimed that human activities started the widespread devastation. Nonprofit organization Amazon Watch said that local farmers recently tried to organize a coordinated "fire day" to expand the land available for agriculture, CNN reported Friday.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has also received criticism for previously encouraging cattle ranchers and loggers to clear the forest for commercial use.
“The vast majority of these fires are human-lit,” Christian Poirier, program director of Amazon Watch, said. “The Amazon is incredibly important for our future, for our ability to stave off the worst of climate change. We're looking at untold destruction — not just of the Amazon but for our entire planet.”
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