Brasilia-Sana
Government data revealed that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil reached a record level in the first six months of this year, after destroying an area more than five times the size of New York City.
"From January to June, 3,988 square kilometers of trees were removed in the Amazon rainforest, which represents an increase of 10.6 percent over the same period last year and the highest level since the agency began recording data," the Brazilian National Space Research Agency said. on the practice of deforestation in mid-2015".
In the first six months of this year, the state of Amazonas, located in the heart of the rainforest, recorded more devastation than any other state for the first time.
The Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, contains large amounts of carbon, which is released as trees are destroyed, causing atmospheric temperature to rise and climate change.
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