AMAZON & AUSTRALIAN FIRES …
FANNING THE FLAME
Despite the nearly 16,000 km (~10,000 miles) distance between them, recent fires in the Amazon rainforest and Australia are intimately linked— by climate change. While slash and burn practices in the Amazon have direct implications for future global CO2 levels, this is but one of the countless contributors to the climate change effects felt in Australia. However, the relationship between fires in the Amazon and Australia demonstrate how actions on one side of the planet can cause devastating consequences on the other—and shines a light on the complex, global nature of…
