EXPERT REACTION: Fires in the Amazon
Big sections of the Amazon are on fire and smoke from the fires is now visible from space. Over 74,000 fires have happened this year to date, which scientists have said are 85 per cent more than last year. As the Amazon provides the world with a large amount of its breathable oxygen, it has been stated that the fires could have a significant impact on climate change.
Organisation/s: University of Tasmania, James Cook University, CSIRO, Griffith University, The University of Newcastle
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Expert Reaction
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Dr Petr Matous is a humanitarian and environmental engineer from the University of Sydney’s School of Civil Engineering