بالصور.. الحرائق تهدد الأمازون أكبر غابة استوائية في العالم

أعلنت السلطات البرازيلية أنه من المقرر إتاحة طائرات عسكرية و44 ألف جندي لمكافحة الحرائق التي تجتاح أجزاء من منطقة الأمازون.

بالصور.. الحرائق تهدد الأمازون أكبر غابة استوائية في العالم

أعلنت السلطات البرازيلية أنه من المقرر إتاحة طائرات عسكرية و44 ألف جندي لمكافحة الحرائق التي تجتاح أجزاء من منطقة الأمازون.

وشرح وزيرا الدفاع والبيئة، اليوم السبت، خططا لمكافحة الحرائق التي أثارت احتجاجا دوليا وكذلك تظاهرات في البرازيل ضد تعامل الرئيس جائير بولسونارو مع الأزمة البيئية.

وأذن بولسونارو، الجمعة، للجيش بالمشاركة في إخماد الحرائق، قائلا إنه ملتزم بحماية منطقة الأمازون.

وكان بولسونارو وصف في السابق حماية الغابات المطيرة بأنها عقبة أمام التنمية الاقتصادية في البرازيل، خلافا مع النقاد الذين قالوا إن الأمازون تمتص كميات هائلة من الغازات الحابسة للحرارة، وهو أمر حاسم للجهود المبذولة لاحتواء تغير المناخ.

واشتعل قدر كبير من الحرائق في المناطق التي أزيلت منها الغابات بفعل أشخاص قاموا بتطهير الأراضي الزراعية.

The extent of the scorched remains of huge swathes of the Amazon rainforest have been laid bare in shocking new images from Brazil, as international leaders pile pressure on the country's leader to take action

More than half of the fires are in the Amazon, where more than 20 million people live. Some 1,663 new fires were ignited between Thursday and Friday, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE)

Official figures show 78,383 forest fires have been recorded in Brazil this year, the highest number of any year since 2013. Experts say the clearing of land during the months-long dry season to make way for crops or grazing has aggravated the problem.

The Amazon fires have become a global issue, escalating tensions between Brazil and European countries who believe Mr Bolsonaro has neglected commitments to protect biodiversity

An Associated Press journalist flying over the Porto Velho region Saturday morning reported hazy conditions and low visibility. On Friday, the reporter saw many already deforested areas that were burned, apparently by people clearing farmland, as well as a large column of smoke billowing from one fire

A flame lingers over a fallen stump in the middle of a burnt-out section of the forest. The Brazilian military operations to tackle the blazes came after widespread criticism of president Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the crisis

Brazil says military aircraft and 44,000 troops will be available to fight fires sweeping through parts of the Amazon region. Pictured: Charcoal-making furnaces and wooden planks are seen from the air, in the city of Jaci Parana, Rondonia state, one of the four that have asked for state help

Fire consumes an area near Porto Velho, Brazil, on Friday, August 23. Brazilian state experts have reported a record of nearly 77,000 wildfires across the country so far this year

Nerl Dos Santos Silva, centre, watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on in Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 23

A handout photo made available by NASA Earth Observatory of a map showing active fire detection in Brazil as obersved by Terra and Aqua MODIS satellites between 15 and 19 August 2019

Nearly half of Brazil is covered in smoke as the fires spread from the country's east to the Atlantic coast

Fire consumes an area near Porto Velho, Brazil, on Friday, August 23. Brazilian state experts have reported a record of nearly 77,000 wildfires across the country so far this year

A handout photo made available by NASA Earth Observatory of a natural-colour satellite image showing fires burning in the vicinity of Novo Progresso in the Brazilian state of Para on August 19

An Associated Press journalist flying over the Porto Velho region Saturday morning reported hazy conditions and low visibility. On Friday, the reporter saw many already deforested areas that were burned, apparently by people clearing farmland, as well as a large column of smoke billowing from one fire

Official figures show 78,383 forest fires have been recorded in Brazil this year, the highest number of any year since 2013. Experts say the clearing of land during the months-long dry season to make way for crops or grazing has aggravated the problem.

More than half of the fires are in the Amazon, where more than 20 million people live. Some 1,663 new fires were ignited between Thursday and Friday, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE)

The extent of the scorched remains of huge swathes of the Amazon rainforest have been laid bare in shocking new images from Brazil, as international leaders pile pressure on the country's leader to take action

 

Source: Tamol.om

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