Amazon deforestation hits record high

The largest and most biodiverse rainforest on the planet has in recent years faced rapid deforestation, which reached a 15-year high last November after it soared 22% in one year.

Officials from Para State, northern Brazil, inspect a deforested area in the Amazon rainforest during surveillance in the municipality of Pacaja on Sept. 22, 2021. Photo: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images

New data from the Brazilian Space Agency shows that deforestation in the Amazon has hit an all-time high,The largest and most biodiverse rainforest on the planet has in recent years faced rapid deforestation, which reachedThe Amazon, which plays an essential role in slowing global warming, lost over 3,900 square kilometers — five times the size of New York City — of its forest in the first six months of 2022.in June — the highest level since 2007.

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