Amazon rainforest and Syberian forest on fire
As you may or may not know, the Amazon rainforest is burning. The Amazon rainforest is one of the big primeval forests of the world. Contributing to , varying from source to source, 5% to 20% of the oxygen of the world. native tribes still live there with the ecosystem still almost untouched and it has the biggest collection of plants and animal species of the world.
This and a lot of other primeval forests are disappearing. According to the University of Maryland and Greenpeace 919.000 squared kilometers are being affected, according to a study in 2013. Almost half of the forests affected are in Syberia, Canada and Brazil.
The cause of the fires could be a result of either rising themperatures or the work of humans, but it is rather unclear which one. (ecosia 2019)
As far as human causes go, one of those are farmers that want more land and therefore cut down trees using varying methids including using fire. Another reason is for the wood itself.
Logging is the world's biggest threat to pristine forests, followed by agriculture and man-made forest fires. That is the conclusion of researchers from the University of Maryland and Greenpeace,
Furthermore, another important forest that is on fire, among many others, is the Syberian forest.What makes it even worse is that Syberian forest has permafrost.
Permafrost is soil, sedimentation that remains frozen. It has absorbed co2 over the years. When it melts, the greenhouse gasses emit. So when this is released because of the syberian forest burning down, it can accelerate the heightened temperatures even more.
And these aren't the only fires. This year, 72,843 fires have been detected, which is an increase of 83% for the same period in 2018. It’s the highest number of fires since the INPE started recording them in 2013
