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mrmhead On March 27, 2024




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#1New Post! Aug 22, 2019 @ 16:36:17
The rain forest, not the company.

Just opening a thread for comment:

1) Fake News!
Well, only for those who consider instagram and other social media as news outlets. Apparently some are grabbing pics of any fire and posting it as "Amazon Rainforest Fire". All this will do is give deniers a foothold.

2) You've got a friend, Mr Trump!
Just weeks ago, the director of INPE (Brazil space agency) was fired after a spat with the president; the director had defended satellite data that showed deforestation was 88% higher in June than a year earlier, and Bolsonaro (Brazil's pro-business president) called the findings "lies."
There are a few more trump-like accounts in the article.

Though, I thought I read an article somewhere that implied "Biggest Ever" has some caveats...
"Biggest Ever" in Brazil, but it has been decreasing in other countries, and this year fire rate was around average (?) .. still bad, but not as headline grabbing as "Biggest Ever". I'll have to find that source again.
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