Climate Change Burns The Fortunate — Not Just The Rainforest
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Let's extinguish fires to stop climate change - Latinoamérica 21
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Time is Running Out: the Twin Perils of Deforestation and Climate Change, by Rainforest Alliance, The Rainforest Alliance
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Burning Crops to Capture Carbon? Good Luck Finding Water
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The rainforest is the world's carbon sink. Parts of it now release more carbon than can be absorbed.
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Wildfires Are Intensifying. Here's Why, and What Can Be Done. - The New York Times
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rainforest - Wikipedia
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Drought parches the central in October 2023
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On a Pennsylvania Farm, 'Nature Is Not Just Carrying On' - The New York Times
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Deforestation in Rainforest Threatens Indigenous Lands - The New York Times
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Climate Defiance Gets Policy Wins by Shouting Down Fossil Fuel Funders