Wildfires in dry Amazon rainforest choke Manaus city
Manaus, BrazilReuters Clouds of dense gray smoke from dozens of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon, many of them illegally started, have hung over the region’s capital city Manaus, making the air increasingly unbreathable. Residents complain of stinging noses and throats. Journalist Indiara Bessa looks out from her apartment as smoke from wildfires in the Amazon […]
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon hits record for first half of 2022
Manaus, Brazil Reuters Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first six months of the year, as an area five times the size of New York City was destroyed, preliminary government data showed on Friday. From January to June, 3,988 square kilometres were cleared in the region, according to national space […]
In Brazil’s Amazon, Indigenous people fear surge in COVID-19 deaths
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation With hospitals overflowing and oxygen supplies running low, Indigenous leader Joilson Karapana fears a second wave of COVID-19 deaths in the Brazilian city of Manaus could prove even more devastating for his tribal community. When the coronavirus pandemic swept the Amazon metropolis last year, several of Karapana’s close relatives […]