Amazon Rainforest Fires

In the month of January, a staggering 121,000 fires had broken out across Brazil and more than half of those fires had taken place in the Amazon, according to the country's National Institute for Space Research.

The fires destroyed the homes of Indigenous tribes, threatened many animals, and even darkened the skies over major cities.





Cause of Amazon wildfires 

Just like in other countries like America or Canada,The amazon rainforest fires were also man made.
These fires are often deliberately set because of slash-and-burn agriculture method for growing food in which farmers and cattle ranchers deliberately cut down and burn forestland to clear it for crops and livestock.slash and burn agriculture is a common practice in the tropics during the dry season, which in the western Brazilian Amazon, runs from June to August.

Why this is a big deal

While the bulk of the Amazon remains intact, the increasing rate of deforestation and fires can have serious consequences for the rainforest and the world, especially as when global temperatures are continuing to rise.

The Amazon rainforest is extremely important to our global environment and if it is not preserved them our lives would be very difficult without it.
Spanning more than two million square miles across northern South America, the Amazon rainforest is the world's largest rainforest and is home to millions of plants and animals species, ranging from poison dart frogs to jaguars. This abundance of life is vital for the survival of human societies,as it is providing everything from raw materials to functioning ecosystems.

In addition, the Amazon rainforest plays a crucial role in regulating the climate, with its trees absorb and store millions of tons of carbon dioxide. The Amazon is home to more than 30 million people, including 350 indigenous and ethnic groups, who rely on the rainforest for food, shelter, clothing and even medicine.

The increase in deforestation and the number of fires is something that should not be viewed in isolation from what may happen in the Amazon in the future because every fire dries up and exposes more soil, and leaves new areas of forest unprotected, making them easier to continue being cut down. Several studies shows that the Amazon is entering a new regime of greater drought and will require more time for natural regeneration,


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