Purdue: Deforestation Drove Massive Amazon Rainforest Fires of 2019
December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 17 (TNSJou) -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
In 2019, unprecedented wildfires destroyed thousands of square miles of Amazon rainforest, roughly the size of New Jersey. The loss of biodiversity and invaluable habitats, release of carbon from the fires, and other socioeconomic and environmental consequences have concerned scientists around the world.
An international team led by researchers at Purdue University, the Uni . . .
In 2019, unprecedented wildfires destroyed thousands of square miles of Amazon rainforest, roughly the size of New Jersey. The loss of biodiversity and invaluable habitats, release of carbon from the fires, and other socioeconomic and environmental consequences have concerned scientists around the world.
An international team led by researchers at Purdue University, the Uni . . .