Amazon in turmoil as deforestation rages on despite coronavirus pandemic | ITV News

by

One of the unpredictable consequences of the coronavirus pandemic has been the acceleration of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia.

The world’s largest tropical rainforest is getting smaller increasingly quickly.

The main reason is that the authorities are quarantined, allowing illegal loggers to range far and wide and do their rampant worst.

Satellite imagery shows a 55% increase in clearance up to April this year, as compared with the same period last year.

An illness that attacks human lungs is bad news for the world’s lungs too.

The Amazon rainforest absorbs greenhouse gases and scientists fear its disappearance will make climate change more pronounced.

• Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj
• Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news

Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/
Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews
Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/


In This Story: Climate

Climate is the long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years.

8 Recent Items: Climate

20/01/24 –rain moves eastwards ahead of storm isha– evening weather forecast uk – met office weather 1

20/01/24 –Rain moves eastwards ahead of Storm Isha– Evening Weather Forecast UK – Met Office Weather

Category: Weather

20/01/24 – Storm Isha – Met Office Weather

Category: Weather

20/01/24 – Becoming very unsettled– Afternoon Weather Forecast UK – Met Office Weather

Category: Weather

LONGi: China takes center stage in global renewable energy transformation

Category: Energy, News, Renewable Energy

Watch: Davos 2024 – Rebuilding Confidence

Category: News

20/01/24 – Widely cloudy and wet. Turning milder – Morning Weather Forecast UK – Met Office Weather

Category: Weather

Davos 2024: Rebuilding confidence for future global economy

Category: News

Big oil eyes even more profits under the ice | DW Business

Category: Energy, News, Oil & Gas

In This Story: Climate Change

Climate Change is the name commonly given to the notion that the Earth is undergoing a changing climate as a result of human activity, including notable leaders, scientists and naturalists including Sir David Attenborough.

Climate change includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

2 Recent Items: Climate Change

LONGi: China takes center stage in global renewable energy transformation

Category: Energy, News, Renewable Energy

Watch: Davos 2024 – Rebuilding Confidence

Category: News

In This Story: ITV

ITV (LSE: ITV) is a broadcasting company which was formed from a merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. It holds Channel 3 broadcasting licences in England, Wales, Southern Scotland and the Isle of Man.

2 Recent Items: ITV

Sexual health services are at ‘breaking point’ #itvnews

Category: News

Tata Steel confirms plans to close furnaces at Port Talbot | ITV News

Category: News

Leave a Comment

We don't require your email address, or your name, for anyone to leave a comment. If you do add an email address, you may be notified if there are replies to your comment - we won't use it for any other purpose. Please make respectful comments, which add value, and avoid personal attacks on others. Links are not allowed in comments - 99% of spam comments, attempt to post links. Please describe where people may find additional information - for example "visit the UN website" or "search Google for..." rather than posting a link. Comments failing to adhere to these guidelines will not be published.