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November 19, 2019

Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Skyrocketed Since Bolsanaro's Election
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Brazil's National Institute for Space Research warns deforestation of
the Amazon has skyrocketed since the election of far-right Brazilian
President Jair Bolsonaro. Between August 2018 and July 2019, the Amazon
rainforests in Brazil lost an area of about 12 times the size of New
York City, a 30% increase since the previous year and the highest total
loss of rainforest habitat since 2008.


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