2/12/2023 0 Comments Lirik lagu ibu pertiwiIn 2015 the small Bornean city of Palangka Raya was named the most polluted city in the world because regional fires caused more carbon emissions than all of Europe combined. Now a yearly occurrence, these fires continue to devastate the tropics and their strength and frequency are only increasing. This is a crisis of our own making - human disturbance - and it stands to worsen unless drastic action is taken immediately. Deforestation in these regions destroys environments, drives animals from their homes, negatively impacts human health and adds carbon to our atmosphere which only hastens the effects of climate change. Recently, the government of Indonesia declared a state of emergency due to poor air quality from fires on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The impacts of climate change, deforestation and thoughtless consumption of natural resources are on full display this week with fires raging across the Amazon and Indonesia.ΔΆ019 has been a record breaking fire season across the tropics, with 72,843 rainforest fires reported in Brazil alone.
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