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Euroviews. Sens. Schatz and Murphy: Trump won't act on Brazil's forest fires. Congress will ǀ View

For President Donald Trump, maintaining his personal friendship with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro — another right-wing leader with authoritarian tendencies — is seemingly more important than leading the charge against the disaster unfolding in Brazil.

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French firefighters mobilised to fight fires in Amazon rainforest

The EU is sending firefighters, drones and experts to help Bolivia fight forest fires

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Should we worry more about the wildfires in Africa or in the Amazon?

These past few weeks, the world’s eyes have been set on the fires ravaging the Amazon forest in Brazil and Bolivia.

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Satellite images show expanding fire at South American tri-border area

Satellite images show all the area consumed by wildfires at tri-border area between Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

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Brazil

Pope prays for rainforest

As wildfires continue to rage through the Amazon Pope Francis has called on people to pray for the "lungs of our planet"

Brazil

Bolsonaro mobilises Brazilian army to combat Amazon fires

Bolsonaro mobilizes Brazilian army to combat Amazon fires

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Indigenous protesters and environmental activists call to protect rainforest

Protesters from climate activist group Extinction Rebellion gathered at the Brazilian embassy in London on Friday (August 23) to call on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to protect the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil

Amazon wildfires: Why is the South American rainforest so important?

The Amazon absorbs more CO2 than it rejects and stores 90 to 140 billion metric tonnes of CO2, according to the WWF, which warned that "the release of even a portion of which would accelerate global warming significantly."

Brazil

Amazon fires: Scientists debunk Bolsonaro claims with satellite images

A NASA scientist has contradicted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over his defiance concerning fires raging in the Amazon rainforest using satellite images to back up his position.

Bolivia

Bolivia, like neighbour Brazil, battles intense wildfires

About 70% of Bolivia's Santa Cruz department — where more than a quarter of the country's population lives — is under "extreme from forest fires.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs making 'problems'

Brazil's Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs making 'problems'

Brazil

Amazon burning: Smoke travels nearly 3000 km to black out Sao Paulo

Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, according to research carried out by Brazil’s space research centre (INPE). It cites 72,843 fires, marking an increase of 83% compared to 2018 — the highest since records began in 2013.

Spain

Wildfire on Spanish island of Gran Canaria 'subsides' as winds drop

A wildfire that has raged across vast areas of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria since the weekend has abated as winds drop, local officials said Tuesday.

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Gran Canaria wildfire rages out of control as 9,000 are evacuated

Firefighters continue to battle an uncontained wildfire on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria as 9,000 people are evacuated.

Spain

Gran Canaria wildfire: 2,000 evacuated as blaze rages out of control

Around 2000 residents have been moved from their homes on Gran Canaria because of second forest fire within a week.

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There have been three times more wildfires in the EU so far this year

More than 1,600 wildfires have been recorded so far this year — more than three times the average amount recorded by the same time over the past ten years.

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Residents were evacuated as a wildfire burns in Gran Canaria

A wildfire spread close to a National Park and to an area popular with holidaymakers on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria. 1,000 hectares have burned and forced for precaution the evacuation of local residents from their homes.

Russia

Take a 2,000 km 'space flight' over the Siberian wildfires

European agency Copernicus Emergency Management System has provided Euronews with an animation of the ongoing wildfires in Russia's Sakha Republic.

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Worried about Europe's heatwave? Spare a thought for the Arctic Circle

While most of Europe is focussing on this week's record-breaking heatwave, maybe we should have a closer look at what is happening in the Arctic Circle.

Portugal

More than 800 firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal

More than 800 firefighters battled on Sunday one wildfire sweeping across central Portugal after being able to control two other blazes that prompted authorities to partially evacuate a village and left 20 people injured.