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that, as reported by BBC.
What establishment
does it have to do with
climate change?
In one of the issued
statements on August 22,
Greenpeace suggested
saying that the climate
change and the deteriorating
condition around the same
and forest fires are in a
constant loop.
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The more the fires around,
the more smoke and the
greenhouse gas emissions
are. This is something
that does contribute to
the overall increase in the
temperature rise of the
planet. With the sudden
and persistent alterations in
the overall temperature, it
does end up contributing to
some of the major disasters
happening in the world.
Greenpeace also elaborated
stating that deforestation is
one of the major reasons
behind the increased
emissions. Additionally,
the lack of trees also do
contribute to the change in
the rainfall patterns of the
area, further contributing
to the extension of the dry
season, further increasing
the risks of forest fires.
Which areas were
affected the most?
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While many people who are
just keeping up with it via the
media think that the forest fire
is secluded to the area and just
the country of Brazil, that isn’t
the actual case.
According to one of the reports
from Telesur, it is suggested
that the fires have spread to
Bolivia and Paraguay as well
by the end of August. The
widespread smoke was initially
been reported to be around the
primary Brazilian states like
Amazonas, Rondonia, Mato
Grosso and Para.
Owing to the proximity of the
state of Amazonas, the state
is the one which was the
most affected.
The worst and possibly the
most devastating part with
everything was the fact that
the impacts do go beyond the
risks of the states affected.
Given that the Amazon
rainforest produces 20%