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@moonbus said
Hadn't you heard? Raking up leaves stops forest fires.

Amazon fires started4 days ago Instead, as the outlet noted, the overwhelming majority of Amazonian fires are started by humans as a way to clear land for farming and grazing. Alberto Setzer, a senior scientist at INPE, emphasized to CNN that 99% of the rainforest's fires were caused by human action "either on purpose or by accident."4 days ago

-VR

@very-rusty said
Amazon fires started4 days ago Instead, as the outlet noted, the overwhelming majority of Amazonian fires are started by humans as a way to clear land for farming and grazing. Alberto Setzer, a senior scientist at INPE, emphasized to CNN that 99% of the rainforest's fires were caused by human action "either on purpose or by accident."4 days ago

-VR

Looks like the fires got out of control this time.

@moonbus said
Looks like the fires got out of control this time.

Yes, seems quite serious. Trudeau has offered 15 million in assistance plus he is sending water bombers over.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is offering to send water bombers and $15 million in aid to help Brazil and other South American countries fight the wildfires now ravaging the Amazon.

Trudeau made the announcement during the closing press conference of the G7 gathering in France this weekend.

"We could pretend that the situation in the Amazon is just part of a natural cycle, but that's not exactly what's going on here," he said.

"The toll of human activity and extreme weather events on our communities, our environment, our health and our world will continue to climb unless we take decisive action as part of our broader commitment to fight climate change."

The Canadian pledge is separate from another plan the G7 leaders agreed to this morning to tackle the Amazon wildfires and contribute to reforestation in the region. That plan includes providing $20 million US ($26.5 million Cdn) in emergency aid.

French President Emmanuel Macron put the Amazon wildfires on the G7 agenda at the last minute and announced the plan following a morning-long meeting with his counterparts, including officials from Canada.

According to Brazil's space agency, a record number of forest fires are burning in the country's Amazon region. Major wildfires are burning also in neighbouring Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay.

The funding agreed to in France will be used by countries to acquire firefighting planes, and the cash would be available "immediately," Macron said.

The aforementioned was some of what was said about the fires.

-VR

@patzering said
I can't get Tina Turner outa my head!!

I'm your private dancer 🎵
Dancer for money 🎵
Do what you want me to do 🎵

I don't listen to that crap!
It's been 4 days now...☹️

It's called an earworm and they are annoying as all hell.