Flames continue to savage the Amazon and the Brazilian army could be deployed to help extinguish the vicious fires. More than 74,000 wildfires have been reported in the Amazon this year alone - and almost 10,000 of those just in the past week. French President Emmanuel Macron urged the G7 to pressure Brasil's president to take more action against the fires on Friday. The Brazilian army is ready to defend the Amazon rainforest, Edson Leal Pujol, head of the armed forces, has said amid increasing international pressure and calls for tough action to combat fires sweeping through the forest. FOLLOW EXPRESS.CUK.UK'S LIVE BLOG Amazon Rainforest fire LIVE: Devastating fires are 'INCREASING'
The Amazon rainforest is known as the “lungs of the world” and provides 20 per cent of all the world's oxygen. The huge stretch of forest is currently experiencing the most intense blazes for almost a decade. The sheer number of fires is the highest number since 2013 and compares with less than 40,000 in the same period in 2018. But as the fires rage on, the rain has started to fall across some parts of the rainforest - with concerned citizens aros the globe pinning their hopes on rainfall helping to quell the spread of the blazing infernos. Is it raining in the Amazon rainforest? The Amazon rainforest is currently in its annual dry season, which lasts from July to November. However, weather maps show it is raining in some areas of the Amazon right now. The environment is pretty wet in tropical rainforests, maintaining a high humidity of 77 percent to 88 percent year-round. READ MORE: Amazon rainforest fire: Rainfall in the Amazon? Latest rainfall maps
Amazon Rainforest fire weather: The Amazon is in its dry season right now
However, the rainforest has been hit hard by climate change, experiencing the worst drought in 100 years in 2005. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the combination of climate change and deforestation increases the drying effect of dead trees that fuels forest fires. One of the main reasons the Amazon has seen record fires this year, is due to deforestation. Thousands of acres have been burned and destroyed by the numerous wildfires sweeping Brazil.
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scmoua666 on August 23rd, 2019 at 14:46 UTC »
These are man-made fires. If there is no international pressure on Bolsonaro to force these slash-and-burn tactics to not be used on the Amazon, it will continue.
edit: grammar
cosmoboy on August 23rd, 2019 at 14:34 UTC »
Parts of the rain forest are forecast to get rain Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Unfortunately, it's coming as isolated thunder storms so there's potential for more trouble too.
s__haw__n on August 23rd, 2019 at 13:43 UTC »
Some information:
It's raining in parts of the forest but not all, which is important to slow and stop some of the fires.
However other places are still on fire at the moment