Devastating Fires in the Amazon Rainforest

The world's largest rainforest has been on fire for weeks now, and the United Nations have provided minimal amounts of money to try and stop these fires from continuing. The country's president, Blair Bolsonsaro, appears to not care very much about the devastating fires around him or the effects this fire is having on the people of Brazil. The smoke is causing the airports to be shut down because of poor visibility, civilians have to worry about respiratory and other health problems, and many species of animals are in harms way because of these fires. The Amazon rainforest provides the entire world with 20% of its oxygen, so leaving the fire to burn is going to be detrimental to our own species on top of many others who depend on oxygen to live. This story has caused a large stir in society, as people around the world are shocked that these fires continue to burn down the forestry areas and yet the president of Brazil seems to have better things to do on his agenda. To try and combat the negative comments that have been fluttering around about the president, he sent in 44,000 troops to try and tackle the fires but to so many it seemed far too late. Bolsonaro was in fact a contributor to the increase in fires over this past year, as he had workers cutting down trees and replacing the area with farms, ranches, etc. A man named, Antonio de Jesus, spoke out and said, "Nature shouldn't be killed off like that." I strongly agree that this story is saddening and heartbreaking. Many of the nature lovers around the world know the consequences that these fires are going to bring upon our environment. Although seemingly uncontrollable, I hope to see a magical turn around with these fires before our rainforest no longer exists. 



https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/brazils-bolsonaro-global-outrage-amazon-fires-65188537?cid=clicksource_76_null_headlines_hed
By: Nicole Bellino