Tag: Amazon forest

Scientists discovered a new snake species known as the northern green anaconda.

Discovery of new species of giant anaconda, the world’s biggest snake, in the Amazon, shocks scientists

The green anaconda has long been considered one of the Amazon’s most formidable and ...

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Bryan G. Fry
Observer's cartoonist Chris Riddel Gets Inspired by the Amazon

How Does a British Cartoonist See the Political Change in Brazil

Max Bono talks with Chris Riddell at Lucca Comics and Games, in Italy Great ...

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Max Bono
Dry ground of the Jaguari dam, during a drought in Joanópolis, near São Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Brazil Loses 16% of Its Water. Blame it on the Amazon Deforestation

Recurring drought, regular power outages and a devastated farming industry – these are the ...

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Jennifer Ann Thomas
Cut trees in the Amazon. Tarcisio Schnaider / shutterstock

Getting Rid of President Bolsonaro Won’t Solve the Deforestation Problem in the Amazon

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines in 2019, thanks to massive wildfires ...

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Larissa Basso and Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue
A deforested piece of land in the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, in the state of Rondônia. Carl De SouzaA/FP via Getty Images

The Solution to Brazil’s Deforestation: Fixing the Country’s Economy

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro participated in a virtual climate summit convened by the U.S. ...

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Peter Richards
The Amazon rainforest meets soybean fields in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Paralaxis/Shutterstock

The Future of Brazil’s Amazon Depends on What You Eat Every Day

Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food ...

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Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy